Democrats begin the process of nominating Harris for president. Less than two weeks after the vice president officially kicked off her campaign, the Democratic Party started the formal nomination process for Kamala Harris to run for the presidency of the United States.
In a process known as a virtual roll call. Delegates to the Democratic National Convention started formally choosing their nominee for president on Thursday morning.
Harris is the sole contender up for consideration in the roll-call vote. She entered the presidential contest last month after President Joe Biden withdrew his candidacy for re-election.
The roll call is usually conducted during the party’s national convention. Which is a sizable in-person event that takes place every four years to choose the Democratic contender for president.
However, Democrats have opted to employ an electronic voting system this year, which might lead to Harris winning the nomination before the Democratic National Convention in Chicago later this month.
How is the roll call process?
States and territories around the United States are represented by about 4,700 delegates. Based on the outcomes of the primaries and caucuses, they usually cast votes at the party convention to select the presidential nominee.
Harris needs the backing of at least 1,976 delegates to secure the nomination. However, the Associated Press news agency reported last month that she had far above that level. Thus her ability to secure the nomination is not in question. Democrats begin the process to nominate Harris for president.
By DNC regulations, the electronic voting began on August 1st, since the vice president had no opponents seeking the candidacy.
The virtual vote will last several days, with the vote set to close at 6 pm on the US East Coast (22:00 GMT) on Monday.
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