2024 Presidential Nomination Process

• As a Party, it’s our obligation to design and implement a fair nomination process for delegates to formally express their preferences through a vote to select an official presidential nominee of the Democratic Party who will go on to top the ballot in November.

• Today, the Convention Rules Committee – in partnership with the DNC and DNCC – voted to move forward with an open, transparent and expedited nominating process to select a presidential nominee.  

• By adopting the Rules of the Convention, we have taken an important step today to put our Democratic ticket on every general election ballot nationwide and on a path to win in November, with the support of a united Democratic Party.

• While we are conducting our votes virtually this year, we are confident that the process is secure, democratic, and critical to our defense against bad-faith litigation we know is coming from Republicans and dark money groups, as they once again put partisan games above the will of American voters. 

• Today we stood up to say clearly: we will not let you. 

• It is more important than ever that the Democratic Party convene a virtual roll call to select presidential and vice presidential nominees in advance of the in-person Convention from August 19-22. The process voted on and adopted today is designed to select the presidential nominee and allow that presidential nominee to vet and select a vice presidential nominee in advance of state ballot access deadlines, prior to August 7. 

• From here, there are two primary steps for delegates to the Convention: (1) An electronic signature collection to get a candidate on the ballot, and (2) An electronic roll call vote for the Democratic nominee (which will allow for multiple rounds of voting, if necessary). The systems we have set up to facilitate these two steps closely mirror the successful and secure 2020 roll call. 

• The Convention in Chicago will be a critical moment for our party — not only to rally around our nominees and showcase their bold platform for the next four years — but to bring delegates to the table to vote on our Party’s platform and conduct a ceremonial state-by-state roll call that has long been a beloved tradition of our Party.