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2020 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions
 
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Presidential Nominating Process
Precinct Mass Meetings [in counties with populations over 80,000]: Thursday 13 February - Saturday 22 February 2020
Precinct Mass Meetings: Thursday 12 March - Saturday 21 March 2020 (presumably)
District Conventions: Saturday 18 April 2020
State Convention: Friday 29 May - Saturday 30 May 2020
Primary: Tuesday 9 June 2020
Republicans
CandidateDelegate Votes
Hard TotalFloor
Trump, Donald John76 100.00%76 100.00%
Total76 100.00%76 100.00%

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Georgia Primaries for Statewide offices and Congress
 
Georgia State and Local Government

 
 

9 April 2020: Due to the COVID-19 virus, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger moved the statewide and Presidential Primaries from 19 May to 9 June.

14 March 2020: Due to the COVID-19 virus, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger moved the Presidential Primary from 24 March to 19 May.

Rules and 2020 Convention Call from the Georgia Republican Party.

Candidates for President must submit their written request to the Georgia Republican Party by 22 November 2019 at 5:00 PM.


Qualified Candidates from the Georgia Secretary of State.

Presidential Preference Primary Returns from the Georgia Secretary of State.


   

Thursday 13 February - Saturday 22 February 2020: Precinct Mass Meetings are held to elect delegates to the County Conventions. Hours begin at 10:00a EST (1500 UTC).

These Mass Meetings are for counties with populations over 80,000 (Such counties operating under Rule 9.2[A] of the Rules of the Georgia Republican Party may choose one day on which to hold these Mass Meetings throughout said county.

 

Thursday 12 March - Saturday 21 March 2020: County Conventions meet to elect Delegates to the Congressional District and State Conventions (in Counties with a population over 80,000 [see below re: Precinct Mass Meetings and County Conventions in Counties with populations 80,000 and under]).

 

Thursday 12 March - Saturday 21 March 2020 (presumably): Precinct Mass Meetings are held to elect delegates to the County Conventions, County Conventions which- in turn- are held on the same date. Hours begin at 10:00a EDT (1400 UTC).

These Mass Meetings are for counties with populations 80,000 and under (Such counties operating under Rule 9.2[A] of the Rules of the Georgia Republican Party may choose one day on which to hold these Mass Meetings throughout said county; in addition, the County Convention may be held on the same day as these Mass Meetings in such counties).

 

Saturday 18 April 2020. Congressional District Conventions meet in each Congressional Districts to elect the National Convention District Delegates according to the results of the Presidential Preference Primary. Hours begin at 10:00a EDT (1400 UTC).

 

Friday 29 May - Saturday 30 May 2020. The State Convention meets in Cobb County to elect 31 At-Large Delegates to National Convention plus the National Commiteeman and National Committeewoman according to the results of the Presidential Preference Primary.

In Presidential Election Years, the State Convention shall elect the National Commiteeman and National Committeewoman and Delegates at Large ... to the Republican National Convention in accordance with Rule 7.3. [Rules 7.1]

 

The date of the primary will be set by the Georgia Secretary of State who has the discretion to set it between 1 December 2019 and 9 June 2020. The decision must be made no later than 1 December 2019. On 19 June 2019, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (Republican) set the date to 24 March 2020.

Georgia does not register voters by party. Voters publicly declare party preference when they request a primary ballot or Presidential Preference Primary ballot. Records showing the voters' choice are public record.

Tuesday 9 June 2020: Georgia Primary. Hours reportedly 7:00a-7:00p EDT (1100-2300 UTC). Delegate Selection: Winner-Take-All (district and statewide) Primary. Voter Eligibility: Modified Primary.

Primary
Source: The Georgia Secretary of State..
Status: Official. Retrieved: Sunday 5 July 2020.
Included in Nationwide vote.

CandidatePop
Vote
%
Donald John Trump947,352100.00%
Total947,352100.00%
 

All 76 of Georgia's delegates to the Republican National Convention are bound to presidential contenders in today's Presidential Primary. There are 2 possible formulas used to allocate Georgia delegates-- if the Presidential Primary is prior to 15 March use the math described in Rules of the Georgia Republican Party 7.3(C); if the Primary is on or after 15 March, as it is in 2020, use 7.3(B).

  • 42 district delegates bound to presidential contenders based on the primary results in each of the 14 congressional districts: each congressional district is assigned 3 National Convention delegates.
    • The Congressional District's delegates are bound to presidential contender receiving the most votes in the respective District. [Rules of the Georgia Republican Party. 7.3(B)]
  • 34 statewide delegates (10 base at-large, 21 bonus, plus 3 RNC delegates) are bound to presidential contender receiving the most votes statewide. [Rules of the Georgia Republican Party. 7.3(B)]
 

Primary (preliminary)

Contest
 Pop
Vote
Del
CD1 3
CD2 3
CD3 3
CD4 3
CD5 3
CD6 3
CD7 3
CD8 3
CD9 3
CD10 3
CD11 3
CD12 3
CD13 3
CD14 3
Statewide 34
Total
Delegates
 76

Georgia Code § 21-2-193 requires the Executive Committee of both state parties to submit a list of candidates to appear on the presidential ballot.

Georgia Code § 21-2-196: "... a delegate or ... shall file a qualification oath ... pledging support ... to the candidate ... for the office of President ... for whom they are selected to support. The oath shall state that the delegate ... affirms to support such candidate until the candidate is either nominated ... or receives less than 35 percent of the votes for nomination ..., or until the candidate releases the delegates.... No delegate shall be required to vote for such candidate after two convention nominating ballots..."

Georgia Code § 21-2-197: "Any delegate to a national convention whose presidential candidate withdraws ... shall be an unpledged delegate ..."

 

Notes

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.

 

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  Results Status and Date Retrieved  
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  Estimating the Delegate Count  
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Documentation
  Historical Analysis of the Presidential Nominating Process  
  Historical Analysis of the apportionment of delegate votes at the National Conventions of the two major parties  
  Primary/Caucus/Convention Glossary  
  Statutory Election Information of the Several states / Presidential Primary  
  Dates of PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES re: selection and/or allocation/distribution of Delegates to Major Party National Conventions  
 
  Major Third Party Presidential Nomination Process  
 
  Straw Polls  
 
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