“California just voted unanimously to nominate Kamala Harris for president“Our delegates have put the Vice President over the required number she needs to be our nominee for the convention!” Garcia wrote in X.
To win the nomination in the first round of voting, A candidate needs the support of at least 1,976 delegates out of a total of 4 mil.
These promises of support from the delegates They are a symbolic sign of support for Harrisas delegates could change their minds between now and the vote in August.
Harris would not officially become the party’s presidential nominee until delegates formally vote in a virtual roll call vote expected to conclude on August 7.
The vice president, who announced her candidacy yesterday after President Joe Biden withdrew from the race, She is already the Democrats’ favorite candidate after receiving Biden’s supportformer House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and every Democratic governor in the country — some of whom were rumored to be potential candidates.
California just voted unanimously to nominate our very own @KamalaHarris for President. Our delegates have put the VP over the required number she needs to be our nominee going into convention!
— Robert Garcia (@RobertGarcia) July 23, 2024
Nevertheless, Other candidates who obtain the nomination signatures of at least 300 delegates could be presentedand no more than 50 from a single state.
#LAST MINUTE | Kamala Harris secures enough delegates to secure her nomination as the Democratic candidate for the US presidency. pic.twitter.com/yepCFZRuaB
— EFE News (@EFEnoticias) July 23, 2024
If only one candidate, most likely Harris, reaches the threshold of 300 signaturesvirtual voting could take place as early as August 1, party officials told local media on Monday, and if there are multiple candidates, The vote would take place days later, but would be completed before August 7.
Meanwhile, if the nomination takes place at the beginning of August, the Democratic convention to be held on August 19 in Chicagowill be a purely ceremonial function.
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