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2020 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions
 
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Presidential Nominating Process
Presidential Preference County Caucuses (no in-person voting): Saturday 4 April 20201
State Convention: Saturday 6 June 2020
Democrats
CandidateDelegate Votes
Hard TotalFloor
Biden, Joseph Robinette "Joe", Jr.10  55.56%11  61.11%
Sanders, Bernard "Bernie"4  22.22%4  22.22%
abstention 3  16.67%
(available)4  22.22% 
Total18 100.00%18 100.00%

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

 
 

circa 13 March 2020: Due to the COVID-19 virus, the Presidential caucus is canceled-- there will be no in-person voting. Instead, the Democratic Party will set up locations for voters to pick up and drop off ballots 28 March to 4 April. Mail in ballots must be postmarked by 20 March.

22 March 2020: Due to the COVID-19 virus, the Wyoming Democratic Party will conduct its presidential preference caucus entirely by mail. Ballots must be received by 17 April. Counties will hold delegate elections and conventions electronically, but no later than 24 May.

2020 Caucus information and Delegate Selection Plan from the Wyoming Democratic Party.


   

Participation in Wyoming's delegate selection process is open to all voters who wish to participate as Democrats. All persons residing in the county and registered to vote as Democrats, at least 15 days prior to the county caucus/convention, may vote in person at the county caucus/convention or by mail. The party will mail a ballot to all registered Democrats - returned ballots must be postmarked no later than 20 March and received by the party no later than 28 March. Official "Surrogate Affidavit" forms for those unable to attend in person may be obtained from the State Party.

Saturday 4 April 2020: Wyoming Presidential Preference County Caucuses (no in-person voting). Hours begin at 11:00a MDT (1700 UTC). Delegate Pledging: Proportional Caucus/Convention. Voter Eligibility: Closed Caucus/Convention.

Voters will use a Rank-Choice Ballot to rank up to 5 candidates in order of preference. The "first round" counts all ballots that follow the top choice from each voter. If one or more candidates fall below the viability threshold of 15% at the end of "first round" the candidate with the fewest votes is disqualified. All ballots in the disqualified candidate's pile will then be redistributed to the candidate marked as the second ranked candidate on that ballot. This process will continue until all remaining candidates meet the 15% viability threshold; at which time the election shall be declared complete.

Presidential Preference County Caucuses (no in-person voting)
Source: Wyoming Democratic Party.
Status: Official. Retrieved: Sunday 19 April 2020.
Included in Nationwide vote.

CandidatePop
Vote
%
Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr.10,91272.18%
Bernard "Bernie" Sanders4,20627.82%
Total15,118100.00%
 

14 of 18 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are pledged to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in today's Wyoming County Caucuses. A mandatory 15 percent threshold is required in order for a presidential contender to be pledged National Convention delegates at either the congressional district or statewide level. How the Democratic Proportional Delegate Allocation Math works.

  • 14 delegates are to be pledged to presidential contenders based on the Caucus vote statewide.
    • 12 at-large National Convention delegates
    • 2 Pledged PLEOs

Presidential Preference County Caucuses (no in-person voting)
Source: Wyoming Democratic Party.
Status: Official. Retrieved: Sunday 19 April 2020.

ContestBidenSanders
 Pop
Vote
Qual
Vote
DelPop
Vote
AllocDelPop
Vote
AllocDel
At-Large15,11815,1181210,9128.66194,2063.3393
PLEO15,11815,118210,9121.44414,2060.5561
Total
Delegates
  14  10  4
 

The County Caucuses also choose delegates to the Wyoming State Democratic Convention.

 

Saturday 6 June 2020: Second Tier State Convention. The State Convention delegates meet in Powell, Wyoming to elect the District, Pledged PLEO, and At-Large National Convention Delegates.

The remaining 4 National Convention delegates consist of

  • 4 Unpledged PLEO delegates:
    • 4 Democratic National Committee members.
    • 0 Members of Congress (0 Senators and 0 Representatives).
    • 0 Governors.
    • 0 Distinguished Party Leaders.

These 4 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.

 

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  Election 2020 - Presidential Primary, Caucus, and Convention Home  
 
  Presidential Candidates  
 
  States Alphabetically  
  Events Chronologically  
  Major Events Chronologically  
  Democratic "First Determining Step" Chronologically  
  Poll Closing Times Chronologically   --   Poll Closing Times Alphabetically  
 
  Chronological Cumulative Allocation of Delegates  
  Weekly Delegate Distribution and Availability  
 
Delegate Counts
  Democratic Pledged and Unpledged Summary   --   Republican Pledged and Unpledged Summary  
  Democratic Hard and Soft Summary   --   Republican Hard and Soft Summary  
  Democratic Hard and Floor Summary   --   Republican Hard and Floor Summary  
Commentary: THE TIES THAT BIND-- OR DO THEY? or, Politicus Unbound
 
Delegate Allocation
  Democratic Quick Reference   --   Republican Quick Reference  
  The Math Behind the Democratic Delegate Allocation   --   The Math Behind the Republican Delegate Allocation  
  Democratic Timing Penalties and Bonuses  
 
  Democratic Delegate Pledging and Voter Eligibility   --   Republican Delegate Selection and Voter Eligibility  
 
  Primaries at a Glance  
 
  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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