The Green Papers 2016 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions |
Florida Democrat Presidential Nominating Process Primary: Tuesday 15 March 20161 Congressional District Caucuses: Saturday 7 May 2016 State Convention: Saturday 21 May - Sunday 22 May 2016 (presumably) |
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Delegate Pledging: Proportional Primary. Voter Eligibility: Closed Primary. 246 total delegate votes - 140 district / 46 at large; 28 Pledged PLEOs; 32 Unpledged PLEOs |
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Source: National Convention Delegate Selection Plan. Results from Unpledged delegate preferences as of |
"If ... a political party has only one presidential candidate, neither the name of the candidate nor the names of the candidate's delegates shall be printed on the ballot." [Florida Statute 103.101, paragraph 4] Participation in Florida's delegate selection process is open to all voters who are registered Democrats. Tuesday 15 March 2016: Florida Primary. Hours 7:00a-7:00p EDT (1100-2300 UTC) / 7:00a-7:00p CDT (1200-0000 UTC). Relatively small portions of this state are in CDT and so the vast majority of the polls are closed by the time indicated EDT. Delegate Pledging: Proportional Primary. Voter Eligibility: Closed Primary.
Tuesday 15 March 2016 - Primary. 214 of 246 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are pledged to presidential contenders based on the results of today's Presidential Primary. A mandatory 15 percent threshold is required in order for a presidential contender to be pledged National Convention delegates at either the congressional district or statewide level. Here is how the Democratic Proportional Delegate Allocation Math works.
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Saturday 7 May 2016: Post primary Congressional District Caucuses meet to elect National Convention Congressional District delegates according to the results of the primary. |
Saturday 21 May - Sunday 22 May 2016 (presumably): State Convention. National Convention Pledged PLEO and At-Large delegates are elected by a quorum of National Convention District Level delegates according to the results of the primary. The remaining 32 National Convention delegates consist of
These 32 delegates and will go to the Democratic National Convention officially "Unpledged".
HB 7035 / SB 7036, submitted for consideration by Ethics and Elections on 26 February 2015 and signed into law on 19 March 2015 by Governor Rick Scott (Republican), moves the state's Presidential Primary to the 3rd Tuesday in March (15 March 2016). |
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Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change. 1 Democratic Party's "First Determining Step" of the delegate selection process. |
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