| The Green Papers 2020 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions |
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South Carolina Democrat Presidential Nominating Process Primary: Saturday 29 February 20201 Precinct Reorganization Meeting: Saturday 14 March 2020 County Democratic Conventions: Saturday 14 March - Tuesday 31 March 2020 State Convention: Saturday 30 May 2020 |
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Delegate Pledging: Proportional Primary. Voter Eligibility: Open Primary. 64 total delegate votes - 35 district / 12 at large; 7 Pledged PLEOs; 10 Unpledged PLEOs |
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15 March 2020: Due to the COVID-19 virus, the Democratic National Committee will allow the participants to remotely participate in the events. Delegate Selection Plan from the South Carolina Democratic Party. Presidential Preference Primary from the South Carolina State Election Commission. 2020 Democratic Presidential Preference Primary Results from the South Carolina State Election Commission. |
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Participation is open to all registered voter who wish to participate as Democrats and have not participated in the 2020 Presidential nominating process of any other political party. (Those who have already voted in the South Carolina Republican Presidential Primary are ineligible to vote in the Democratic Primary. Voters in South Carolina may choose which Presidential Primary to vote in, but cannot vote in both.) Saturday 29 February 2020: South Carolina Primary. Hours 7:00a-7:00p EST (1200-0000 UTC). Delegate Pledging: Proportional Primary. Voter Eligibility: Open Primary.
54 of 64 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are pledged to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in today's South Carolina 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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Saturday 14 March 2020: Precinct Reorganization Meetings elect delegates to County Democratic Conventions. Hours begin at 10:00a EDT (1400 UTC). |
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Saturday 14 March - Tuesday 31 March 2020: County Democratic Conventions. The County Conventions elect delegates to the State Democratic Convention. |
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Saturday 30 May 2020: State Convention in Columbia. National Convention delegates are elected according to the results of the primary. The remaining 10 National Convention delegates consist of
These 10 delegates and will go to the Democratic National Convention officially "Unpledged". |
| 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. |
| Links Links to other web sites |
| Constitution Links to State Constitutions | |
| • South Carolina Constitution | |
| Election Authority | |
| • South Carolina State Election Commission | |
| Legislature Links to State Legislatures | |
| • South Carolina Legislature | |
| Democratic | |
| • South Carolina Democratic Party | |
| • South Carolina House Democratic Caucus | |
| • South Carolina Senate Democratic Caucus | |
| Media & others | |
| • FITSNews - Sic Willie | |
| • Greenville Magazine | |
| • Lexington County Chronicle | |
| • Politics1.com - South Carolina | |
| • South Carolina Citizens for Life (SCCL is a non-partisan, non-sectarian pro-life organization and is the state affiliate of the National Right to Life Committee) | |
| • Statehouse Report - Charleston | |
| • The Item - Sumter | |
| • The Lancaster News | |
| • The News & Reporter - Chester County | |
| • The Post and Courier - Charleston | |
| • The Times and Democrat - Orangeburg | |
| • The Union Daily Times | |
| • WCIV TV - ABC - Mount Pleasant | |
| • WCSC TV - CBS - Charleston | |
| • WIS TV - NBC - Columbia | |
| • WLTX TV - CBS - Columbia | |