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FLORIDA’S PRIMARIES
Overview Democrats The Democratic National Committee voted in August to strip Florida of its delegates because the state moved its primary up to January 29. Senator Bill Nelson and Representative Alcee L. Hastings, both Florida Democrats, have sued the D.N.C. and its chairman, Howard Dean, alleging the party violated federal voting laws; the matter is in court. The Democratic presidential candidates have signed pledges not to campaign in Florida before the primary. The House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, said recently that the party nominee would probably allow Democratic delegates from Florida and Michigan to be seated at next summer’s convention. Recent Polling Democrats
Conducted between October 17, 2007 and October 17, 2007 by Quinnipiac University with 416 registered Democrats and a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 5 percentage points. Details of the Nominating Process Democrats January 29, 2008 The first step in Florida’s process is the presidential preference primary Jan. 29. At the March 1 Congressional district caucus, 121 district-level delegates and 25 alternates are allocated through a proportional representation system based on the presidential primary results within the district. On April 5, the party’s executive committee will select 24 pledged party leaders and elected official delegates and 3 unpledged add-on delegates. On May 17, the party executive committee will select 40 at-large delegates and 11 at-large alternates. In addition, there are 22 automatic delegates including Democratic members of the United States House and Senate. Winners of Previous Nominating Contests Democrats
Source: Election 2008, The New York Times, November 11, 2007
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