| The Green Papers 2020 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions |
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Kentucky Democrat Presidential Nominating Process County/Legislative Conventions: Saturday 30 May 2020 (presumably) State Executive Meeting: Saturday 6 June 2020 Primary (results delayed until 30 June): Tuesday 23 June 20201 |
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Delegate Pledging: Proportional Primary. Voter Eligibility: Closed Primary. 60 total delegate votes - 36 district / 12 at large; 6 Pledged PLEOs; 6 Unpledged PLEOs |
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16 March 2020: Due to the COVID-19 virus, state officials have moved the primaries from 19 May to 23 June. This date is outside the DNC's window, the 2nd Tuesday in June (9 June), for state parties to hold their primaries and caucuses. 12 May 2020: The DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee unanimously granted a waiver for the late primary date. 2020 Presidential Delegate Selection Plan from the Kentucky Democrats. 2020 Primary Candidate Filings from the Commonwealth of Kentucky State Board of Elections. Primary results from a media source. Primary returns from the Commonwealth of Kentucky State Board of Elections. |
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Saturday 30 May 2020 (presumably): County/Legislative Conventions meet to elect delegates to the Congressional and State Conventions.
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Due to COVID-19, the selection of the pledged delegates at the District and State Conventions originally scheduled for Saturday 6 June 2020 will be held at a 27 June at the State Executive Meeting, Delegates, assuming that the results of the primary are certified by the Secretary of State. Saturday 6 June 2020: State Executive Meeting. National Convention district and statewide delegates are elected according to the results of the primary. The remaining 6 National Convention delegates consist of
These 6 delegates and will go to the Democratic National Convention officially "Unpledged". |
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This Presidential Primary coincides with a state/local primary. These coinciding primaries tend to have an impact upon voter turnout. Participation in Kentucky's delegate selection process is open to all voters who wish to participate as Democrats. Kentucky holds closed party primaries. Voters must identify party preference at the time of registration (at least 29 days before the election) to be eligible to vote in the primary election. If the voter is already registered in Kentucky, but not registered as a Democrat, the voter must register as a Democrat by 31 December 2019 to participate in the Democratic Primary. Tuesday 23 June 2020: Kentucky Primary (results delayed until 30 June). Hours 6:00a-6:00p EDT (1000-2200 UTC) / 6:00a-6:00p CDT (1100-2300 UTC). Poll closing time could be rather problematic in KENTUCKY. A large chunk of the state is in CDT [but the networks consider that "most of the polls have closed" in KENTUCKY by 6 PM EDT. CDT voters in KENTUCKY may note the networks' willingness/eagerness to project a winner as early as 6 PM EDT. Delegate Pledging: Proportional Primary. Voter Eligibility: Closed Primary.
54 of 60 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are allocated to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in today's Kentucky Presidential Primary. A mandatory 15 percent threshold is required in order for a presidential contender to be allocated National Convention delegates at either the congressional district or statewide level. How the Democratic Proportional Delegate Allocation Math works.
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| 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. 1 Democratic Party's "First Determining Step" of the delegate selection process. |
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