2020 Democratic National Convention

2020 Democratic National Convention
2020 presidential election
Convention
Date(s) July 13–16, 2020
City TBD
Venue TBD
Chair TBD
Voting
Total delegates 4,763
Votes needed for nomination 2,382

The 2020 Democratic National Convention, is an event in which delegates of the United States Democratic Party will choose the party's nominees for President of the United States and Vice President of the United States in the 2020 U.S. presidential election. The convention is scheduled to be held from July 13–16, 2020.[1]

Site selection

Bids on the site for the convention were solicited in late 2017, and were made public in the spring of 2018. Las Vegas, Nevada later withdrew and decided to focus on the 2020 Republican National Convention, for which their bid was subsequently defeated by Charlotte, North Carolina.[2]

On June 20, 2018, the Democratic National Committee announced four finalists for the convention site. However, the finalist city of Denver, Colorado withdrew from consideration immediately following the announcement, citing scheduling conflicts.[3]

Bids

Unsuccessful bids

Format

Role of superdelegates

Superdelegates are delegates to the convention who are automatically chosen by the party, rather than by the results of primaries and caucuses. While technically unpledged, many of them have informally pledged themselves to a predesignated front-runner in previous elections. During the 2016 Democratic primaries, most of these favored Hillary Clinton over Bernie Sanders.[10] The superdelegate system is controversial among Democrats, and supporters of both Clinton and Sanders have called for their removal in 2020.[11][12]

The Unity Reform Commission, created after the 2016 election, recommended that the number of 2020 superdelegates be drastically reduced. As of July 2018, the DNC plans to revoke voting rights for superdelegates on the first ballot. They will be able to affect the selection of the presidential and vice presidential nominees only if voting continues to another ballot,[13] which is considered unlikely and has not happened since 1952.[14]

Selection of pledged delegates

The rules stipulate that delegates from candidates who have withdrawn from the race will lose their right to attend and be replaced by delegates pledged to the designated front-runner. In the past, candidates would "suspend" their campaigns rather than officially withdraw in order to let their supporters have the "convention experience."

Presidential and vice presidential balloting

Candidates who have received enough signed petitions from delegates will be permitted to have their names placed into nomination. Those who haven't may not be able to receive any votes at the convention.

References

  1. ↑ "Exclusive: Democrats, anticipating heated primary, set earlier 2020 convention date". CNN. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
  2. 1 2 Verhovek, John. "Charlotte to host the 2020 Republican National Convention", ABC News, July 20, 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "City of Milwaukee 1 of 3 finalists to host 2020 Democratic National Convention". FOX6Now.com. 2018-06-20. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
  4. ↑ Ketterer, Samantha (August 16, 2018). "Houstonians rally around 2020 Democratic National Convention bid". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Cruise ship hotels, zoo parties and an NBA arena: Miami's Democratic convention pitch". miamiherald. June 27, 2018. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  6. ↑ Glauber, Bill (August 22, 2018). "Selection committee for 2020 Democratic Convention will visit Milwaukee next week". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  7. ↑ Sands, Darren (March 23, 2018). "Atlanta Will Bid To Host The 2020 Democratic National Convention". Buzzfeed News. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  8. ↑ Poe, Kelly (August 1, 2016). "Mayor Bell: Birmingham will seek the DNC again in 2020". AL.com. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  9. ↑ Poe, Kelly (April 20, 2018). "Yes, Birmingham is again vying for the Democratic national convention". AL.com. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  10. ↑ Washington Week. "What are superdelegates? (And, yes, Republicans have them, too)", PBS, July 12, 2016.
  11. ↑ Gabriel Debenedetti, Kaine calls for eliminating superdelegates: Hillary Clinton’s VP sides with Bernie Sanders in a fight that’s divided Democrats, Politico (November 15, 2017).
  12. ↑ Bowden, John (December 7, 2017). "DNC leaders call for 'significant' cut in Dem superdelegates". thehill.com. The Hill. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
  13. ↑ Herndon, Astead W. "Democrats Take Major Step to Reduce Role of Superdelegates", New York Times, July 11, 2018.
  14. ↑ Levy, Adam. "A new, smaller role proposed for superdelegates", CNN, June 8, 2018.
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