Party officials said they have ruled out an "in-person contested convention," citing several reasons. Democratic leaders on Monday laid out a new process for selecting a presidential nominee to replace President Biden through a virtual process that would conclude by Aug. 7, well before the party's nominating convention in Chicago next month. "Working with the Convention Rules Committee, the Democratic Party is prepared to shift the nominating portion of the Convention to an electronic format to ensure that our Democratic nominees for President and Vice President are certified before state ballot access deadlines," Democratic National Committee chair Jaime Harrison and Rules Committee co-chair Minyon Moore wrote in a memo. Party officials said they have ruled out an "in-person contested convention" because of ballot access deadlines, potential Republican legal challenges and the need to vet a vice-presidential candidate. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/22/democratic-party-nomination/

Source: Washington Post July 23, 2024 05:32 UTC