Democratic Party sets in motion process to virtually elect its presidential nominee
Democratic Party in the US has set in motion a process to virtually elect its presidential nominee for the November general elections, a day after incumbent President Joe Biden opted out of the race and endorsed his deputy Kamala Harris. The move was announced by Democratic National Committee (DNC) chair Jaime Harrison and Rules Committee co-chair Minyon Moore in a memo on Monday.
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According to the memo, the process to elect the party's new presidential candidate would be completed by August 7. The Democratic National Convention in Chicago, which would formally certify this election of a nominee, is scheduled to be held from August 19 to 22.
Harris, 59, is the only Democratic party candidate to have announced her candidature after Biden's shocking announcement on Sunday and she has been endorsed by a majority of the top party leaders.
«Working with the Convention Rules Committee, the Democratic Party is prepared to shift the nominating portion of the convention to an electronic format to ensure that our Democratic nominees for president and vice president are certified before state ballot access deadlines,» the memorandum said.
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According to it, the DNC will use an electronic voting system for the delegates to vote. To participate in this virtual voting process, the candidate should meet three criteria: file a
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