VERKIEZINGEN VS
Super Tuesday uitgelegd
March 3, 2020 -
De zoektocht naar een Democratische presidentskandidaat wordt nationaal, wanneer 16 staten,
gebieden of groeperingen hun stem uitbrengen op hun favoriete kandidaat in voorverkiezingen of caucussen.Eenderde van alle beschikbare gedelegeerden in het hele voorverkiezingsseizoen zijn dan beschikbaar.
The popular-vote tallies in the various states will be used to award pledged delegates to the contenders. In total, 1,357 pledged delegates will be at stake, which is about 34% of the total number of delegates that will be allocated during the primary and caucus season.
In order to win the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination, a candidate must secure 1,991 delegates out of a total of 3,979 pledged delegates at the convention.
The Democratic delegates will select the nominee at the party's national convention in July in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
In addition to the Super Tuesday primaries, the territory of American Samoa will hold a Democratic caucus on March 3. Registered Democrats who live overseas will vote in the Democrats Abroad primary March 3 through March 10.
California has moved its 2020 primary from early June to Super Tuesday. With Texas already on the calendar, the switch means the nation’s two most populous states – both with large Hispanic populations – will vote on the same day.