The virtual ballot will show Biden 'as the presumptive and only qualified nominee,' but there's an option for delegates to mark their own preference, as there was in 2020.
President Biden is expected to be formally nominated by the Democratic Party in an early virtual roll call vote between Aug. 1 and Aug. 7, the Democratic National Committee affirmed Friday.At the same time, some outside groups have contacted delegates who are curious about what would happen if Mr. Biden decided to step down, such as an open convention. Mr. Biden and his campaign have repeatedly reiterated there are no plans to leave the race.
A Democratic presidential candidate needs the majority of the pledged delegates, over 1,900, on the first round of ballots in order to lock up the nomination. Mr. Biden has close to 3,900 pledged delegates currently.DNC Party Affairs and Delegate Selection director Veronica Martinez added the virtual ballot will show Mr. Biden 'as the presumptive and only qualified nominee,' but there would be an option for delegates to mark their own preference for president.
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