The Democratic National Committee (DNC) will hold a virtual roll call vote to nominate Kamala Harris. Here’s how the vote will unfold.
From this Thursday, the delegates of the Democratic Party Republicans will hold a virtual vote to choose their new nominee. Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to run unopposed. Here’s more on what that means and how the vote will take place:
Who has the right to vote?
The nearly 4,000 delegates pledged and assigned during the Democratic primary process will vote on the nomination.
Do Biden Delegates Automatically Shift to Harris?
The vast majority of party delegates pledged to President Biden before he was elected. dropped out and supported HarrisThose delegates weren’t automatically awarded to Harris, but within 48 hours of her campaign launch, an overwhelming majority of them said they would support her.
Is anyone challenging Kamala Harris for the Democratic nomination?
Under DNC rules, Harris’ presidential campaign — and anyone seeking to challenge her — would have to file paperwork with the DNC and obtain digital signatures from at least 300 delegates, including no more than 50 from any single state, by July 30 at 6 p.m. ET.
It is unlikely that a challenger will reach that threshold to challenge Harris’ nomination, and at this point, she is the presumptive nominee. No notable Democrats who might challenge her have come forward; instead, the most likely figures have quickly endorsed Harris. In the days since Mr. Biden withdrew and approved itHarris has won the support of more than 3,000 of the 4,000 pledged delegates. The number of delegate votes she would need to secure the nomination is 1,976.
How will the DNC virtual call work?
Committee rules provide that if Harris is the only person eligible, the party will hold a roll call vote as early as Aug. 1, rather than in person at its mid-August convention in Chicago. Delegates will be notified at least 24 hours before the roll call vote and will vote through an online platform run by the DNC.
Once the roll call begins, each voting delegate will receive a personalized, watermarked form to cast their vote. The DNC will then tally the votes and share the full results once the roll call is complete.
The DNC also announced that a telephone campaign would be launched to inform thousands of delegates of the process’ timeline.
“Each roll call form has a series of security features to establish the authenticity and accuracy of each vote. Clear instructions and technical support will be provided to delegates,” the DNC said.
The process of virtually calling and collecting delegate signatures will largely mirror the process used in 2020, during the pandemic.
If Harris does indeed have a qualified opponent, Democratic convention chairman Minyon Moore said the party would delay the roll call vote until Aug. 3 to allow candidates to present their arguments to delegates. The virtual roll call vote allows for multiple rounds of voting if neither Harris nor an opponent reaches the majority threshold of 1,976 pledged delegates on the first ballot.
Automatic delegates, or “superdelegates,” such as Democratic governors, members of Congress and former presidents, also have a say in roll call votes. But their votes won’t count in the first round of roll call votes unless a single candidate wins a majority of pledged delegates.
It is not yet clear whether the call will be broadcast live or made available to the public.
Will Harris and his running mate be nominated at the same time?
While the DNC has said that option is possible, the vice presidential nominee does not need to be nominated at the same time as the presidential nominee. Harris must choose a running mate by August 7 to comply with Ohio’s current ballot deadline, which remains in effect. Harris’ team is I plan to finish the selection of candidates for vice president and expects to choose her running mate by then, according to a source familiar with the plans.
Once Harris makes her choice, Moore will declare his choice as the nominee. There will be no vote on the vice presidential pick. At the in-person convention in Chicago, there will be ceremonial votes for Harris and her running mate, but the ticket will have been established by then.
Why is the DNC holding an early virtual roll call vote before the convention?
In May, the DNC pushed for a virtual process because of Ohio’s Aug. 7 deadline for major parties to submit names of their certified candidates for the ballot. November Ballot.
Ohio Republicans passed a bill to extend that deadline to Sept. 1, but it won’t go into effect until then. Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose, a Republican, has said Ohio will meet the Sept. 1 deadline. But the DNC and its members say the possibility of legal challenges by other outside groups, such as the conservative Heritage Foundation, creates unnecessary risk.
“If we take risks with state processes and deadlines, Republican groups could make the case to challenge Democratic votes after the election, arguing that our candidate should never have been on the ballot in the first place,” said Pat Moore, outside counsel for the DNC.
