Saturday 6 June 2020: Virgin Islands District Caucuses. Hours 7:00a-7:00p AST (1100-2300 UTC). Delegate Pledging: Proportional Caucus/Convention. Voter Eligibility: Closed Caucus/Convention.
7 of 13 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are pledged to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in today's Virgin Islands Territorial Convention. A mandatory 15 percent threshold is required in order for a presidential contender to be pledged National Convention delegates. How the Democratic Proportional Delegate Allocation Math works.
- 7 At-Large delegates are to be pledged proportionally to presidential contenders.
The 6 "Unpledged" votes are cast by:
- This territory's Democratic Member of Congress (=a non-voting Delegate in the House of Representatives): territorial Delegate Stacey Plaskett.
- This territory's Democratic Governor: Governor Albert J. Bryan, Jr.
- This territory's 4 Democratic National Committee members: State Chair,
State Vice Chair, National Committee Man, and National Committee Woman.
The automatic delegates are: Governor Albert Bryan, Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett, State Chair Cecil Benjamin, Vice Chair Carla Joseph, National Committee Woman Carol Burke, and National Committeeman Kevin Rodriquez.
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