The Green Papers 2020 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions |
Minnesota Republican Presidential Nominating Process Primary: Tuesday 3 March 2020 (presumably) BPOU Conventions: Saturday 7 March - Saturday 28 March 2020 District Conventions: Sunday 29 March - Saturday 2 May 2020 State Convention: Friday 15 May - Saturday 16 May 2020 |
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Delegate Selection: Winner-Take-Most Primary. Voter Eligibility: Closed Primary. 39 total delegates - 10 base at-large / 24 re: 8 congressional districts / 3 party / 2 bonus |
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"... beginning at 7:00 p.m. ... there shall be held ... a party caucus ... The chairs of the two largest major political parties shall jointly submit to the secretary of state, no later than March 1 of each odd-numbered year, the single date on which the two parties have agreed to conduct their precinct caucuses ... If the chairs of the two largest major political parties do not jointly submit a single date for conducting their precinct caucuses ... the first Tuesday in February shall be considered the day of a major political party precinct caucus." [Minnesota Statutes 202A.14 § Subdivision 1. (a), (b)(1), (3)] The 2020 Presidential Primary is scheduled for 3 March 2020 unless major party chairs agree on a different date by 1 March 2019. On 22 February 2019, the Minnesota Democratic and Republican Parties notified the Secretary of State that they agreed upon a Presidential Primary date of 3 March 2020. 2019-2022 Election Dates and Presidential primary from the Minnesota Secretary of State. 31 October 2019: The Minnesota Republican Party decided to list only President Trump on the ballot. Returns and Certified Returns from the Minnesota Secretary of State. The Minnesota Presidential Primary set for 3 March may be delayed due to a lawsuit, De La Fuente v Simon A19-1994. The suit claims that it unconstitutional not to give voters a choice among the candidates running for the Republican nomination. |
Minnesota has same-day registration and does not have registration by party. Party preference is declared when requesting a primary ballot, and the preference is publicly recorded. Tuesday 3 March 2020 (presumably): Minnesota Primary. Hours 7:00a-8:00p CST (1300-0200 UTC). Voting begins at 10:00 AM in some townships. Delegate Selection: Winner-Take-Most Primary. Voter Eligibility: Closed Primary.
All 39 of Minnesota's delegates to the Republican National Convention are bound to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in today's Minnesota Presidential. If a candidate receives 85% or more of the statewide vote, that candidate receives all 39 Congressional District and At-Large delegates. Otherwise:
Rounding of the CD and statewide delegates:
: Winner-take-all for Trump. National convention delegates are bound on the first ballot at the national convention. On all subsequent ballots, the delegates are unbound. If a candidate withdraws, the delegates for that candidate become unbound. If a candidate withdraws and then returns to the race, the delegates are once again bound. |
Saturday 7 March - Saturday 28 March 2020: Republican Party BPOU [="Basic Political Organization Unit"] Conventions convene in each BPOU. Each BPOU [either a County, State Senate District or State House District] Convention chooses delegates to both the Congressional District Conventions and the State Convention.
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Sunday 29 March - Saturday 2 May 2020: Republican Party District Conventions convene in each congressional district elect delegates to the Republican National Convention according to the results of the Presidential Primary. |
Friday 15 May - Saturday 16 May 2020: The Minnesota State Republican Convention officially convenes in Rochester. The State Convention chooses the 12 at-large delegates (10 base at-large delegates plus 2 bonus delegates) to the Republican National Convention according to the results of the Presidential Primary. In addition, 3 party leaders, the National Committeeman, the National Committeewoman, and the chairman of the Republican Party of Minnesota, will attend the convention as pledged delegates by virtue of their position. |
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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. |
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