Democrats tasked with Organizing the Party's Presidential Nominating Convention this year Informed State Parties and Convention Delegates, on Friday July 10th, that they will Allow for nearly Two Weeks of Virtual Voting ahead of the August Convention, a move that further paves the way for a Democratic Gathering Unlike any other.
Jason Rae, the Secretary of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), informed All Certified Delegates in a Letter that Voting on Convention Business will take place from August 3rd-15th, with Each Delegate receiving a Ballot specifically tailored to the Delegate via "individualized and series identifiers." The Plan was also conveyed to Democratic Leaders from All 50 States on a Call Friday between Top DNC Officials and Members of the Association of State Democratic Committees (ASDC).
"Given the pandemic, the (Democratic National Convention Committee) has developed a voting system that will allow convention delegates to safely and securely cast ballots for all required votes. Each delegate will be sent an individualized ballot with unique identifiers via email," reads Rae's Letter. "During the voting period, each certified delegate will receive a ballot and directions for completing and returning the ballot electronically."
The Process, according to the Letter, will work like this:
- A Delegate will Fill-Out their Ballot, which will includes Questions about the Democratic Platform and the Party's Nominee.
- Send the Completed Ballot to their State's Democratic Party.
- Once a State Party has All the Ballots from their Delegation, the State Delegation's Chair will Submit a Tally Sheet to the Secretary's Office that formally Records the Number of Votes Cast on each Item of Convention Business.
- The Votes will be Counted All-at-Once on August 15, Not as they come in.
Past Conventions have Featured Fights on the Convention Floor about certain Controversial Topics and Amendments to the Party's Platform.
Virtual Voting, and the fact that Most Delegates will Not be in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, all but Guarantees that those Fights won't happen, another example of how Singular this Convention will be.
Officials Representing the Campaigns of Biden and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders (I), the Two Top Candidates who Won Delegates during the Democratic Primary, also Plan to Host Webinars with their Delegates in the coming days to go over the Changes, Rae said.
You need 1,991 Delegates to Win Nomination. Current Tally:
- BIDEN has 2,526
- SANDERS has 1,077
Changes to this Process, which is Primarily a forgone Conclusion because Biden already has enough Delegates for the Nomination, means the DNC, with Electronic Voting, will know the Final Tally of Nominating Votes for Biden by the time the Convention begins on August 17th.
Democrats made these Changes possible earlier this year, as the Ongoing Pandemic made it Clear that a Traditional Convention with Thousands of People in One Arena would Not be Advisable.
In May, the Party's Rules and Bylaws Committee Approved a Resolution providing Convention Organizers more Authority for Decision on Alternative ways Delegates could Vote. The Party later Officially told Delegates, in late June, that they would be Significantly Scaling Back their Convention and Advising State Delegates Not to Plan to Travel to Milwaukee due to the Ongoing Coronavirus Pandemic. This Announcement All but guaranteed that the Democratic gathering, which they were dubbing a "Convention Across America," would be far Different than any Event in the Party's History.
Because the Bulk of the Convention will happen Virtually, depriving Delegates of the chance to tell their Stories and Interact with Other Democrats from across the Country, Convention Planners are Building a so-called "Content Hub" for Delegates to "share their stories and engage with their fellow delegates," according to Organizers. Delegates will be Invited to Upload Videos of themselves describing why they Ran to be a Delegate and what they are hoping for if Biden is Elected President.
"Our Democratic delegates represent the values that unite our party and reflect the extraordinary diversity of the American electorate, and this hub will have a variety of engagement tools for delegates to get involved with the convention," said Katie Peters, the Top Spokesperson on the Democratic Committee Planning the Convention.
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