Remote Voting Will Also Take Place for DNC Representatives, Presidential Electors, Democratic State Committee Members
The Maine Democratic Party today announced that remote elections for Maine’s delegates to the Democratic National Convention will take place May 29-31. Remote elections will also take place for presidential electors, Democratic National Committee (DNC) representatives, and seats on the Democratic State Committee (DSC).
State delegates elected at caucuses on March 8 and in subsequent county vacancy elections for presidential candidates who earned national delegates will be eligible to vote in national delegate elections. Presidential candidates needed to receive at least 15 percent of the votes cast in Maine’s Presidential Primary to be awarded any of Maine’s 24 pledged national delegates.
State delegates will be required to check-in online or by phone on May 27 or May 28 to participate in remote voting. Voting will open each morning, beginning Friday, May 29 at 8:00 AM and close each evening at 8:00 PM. State delegates will participate in different elections on each day.
The remote voting schedule, as well as additional information on the process, can be found on the MDP’s website here.
Last month, the MDP announced that due to threats posed to the public by the coronavirus, the 2020 State Convention had been canceled and replaced by remote voting. The DNC approved an updated Delegate Selection Plan to allow remote elections for Maine’s delegates to the Democratic National Convention, presidential electors, and DNC representatives. The MDP also announced that remote elections for seats on the Democratic State Committee would occur at the same time.
The Democratic National Convention is set to take place the week of August 17 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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