The Green Papers 2024 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions |
Minnesota Democrat Presidential Nominating Process Candidate filing deadline: Tuesday 12 December 2023 Party submits list of candidates to Secretary of State: Tuesday 2 January 2024 Precinct Caucuses: Tuesday 27 February 2024 Primary: Tuesday 5 March 20241 Organizing Unit Conventions: Saturday 9 March - Sunday 21 April 2024 Congressional District Conventions: Saturday 4 May - Sunday 12 May 2024 State Convention: Friday 31 May - Sunday 2 June 2024 |
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Delegate Pledging: Proportional Primary. Voter Eligibility: Closed Primary. 93 total delegate votes - 49 district / 16 at large; 10 Pledged PLEOs; 18 Unpledged PLEOs |
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National Delegate Selection Plan from the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer Labor Party. 16 June 2023: DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee Meeting found this plan in conditional compliance. 6 October 2023: DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee Meeting again found this plan in conditional compliance. Presidential Primary from the Minnesota Secretary of State. Sample ballot from the Minnesota Secretary of State. Primary returns and Canvassing Board certification from the Minnesota Secretary of State. |
Participants in the Precinct Caucuses must consider themselves a member of the DFL Party and not an active member of any other political party. Tuesday 27 February 2024: Minnesota Precinct Caucuses. Hours begin at 7:00p CST (0100 UTC). Delegates are elected to the Organizing Unit Conventions. |
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. The Presidential Primary is scheduled for 5 March 2024 unless major party chairs agree on a different date by 1 March 2023. Tuesday 5 March 2024: Minnesota Primary. Hours reportedly 7:00a-8:00p CST (1300-0200 UTC). Voting begins at 10:00 AM in some townships. Delegate Pledging: Proportional Primary. Voter Eligibility: Closed Primary.
75 of 93 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are pledged to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in the Minnesota Primary. 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. Write-in candidates are allowed and Uncommitted appears on the ballot. How the Democratic Proportional Delegate Allocation Math works.
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Saturday 9 March - Sunday 21 April 2024: Organizing Unit Conventions. Delegates are elected to the Congressional District and State Conventions. |
Saturday 4 May - Sunday 12 May 2024: Congressional District Conventions.
National Convention District delegates are elected according to the results of the primary. |
Friday 31 May - Sunday 2 June 2024: State Convention. National Convention Pledged PLEO and At-Large delegates are elected according to the results of the primary. The remaining 18 National Convention delegates consist of
These 18 delegates and will go to the Democratic National Convention officially "Unpledged". |
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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. 1 Democratic Party's "First Determining Step" of the delegate selection process. |
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