The Democratic National Convention kicks off in Chicago Aug. 19-22, weeks after President Joe Biden announced he would no longer be seeking reelection.
Here's what's ahead for what's sure to be a historic event.
The evening sessions of the 2024 Democratic National Convention are in the United Center on Chicago’s West Side. The daytime official events are at the McCormick Place complex. Hundreds of unofficial events are taking place at venues around Chicago.
Yes.
Also expected are former Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama.
The programming for the sessions will change. The format will be the same. There will be a salute most likely for Biden. The people who do the nominating speeches for the Harris ticket will be different. There may be more of an emphasis on the historic nature of the prospect a glass ceiling shattering female president. That vibe was all over the place at Hillary Clinton’s 2016 convention.
No later than Aug. 7. The Democratic convention rules committee is creating a virtual nominating process with an electronic voting system.
Under Democratic party rules, there are various categories of delegates: elected, alternates, at-large, PLEOs, the nickname for Pledged Party Leaders and Elected Officials and party leaders who are automatic delegates, such as Obama.
No. But Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison said Wednesday night that she will. Delegates will vote on a president and vice president nominee virtually.
Yes. But it has to be before July 27. A contender has to get signatures of 300 delegates, no more than 50 from one state.
No one of with any stature.
Seamlessly. Harris will continue to use the Delaware headquarters of the Biden-Harris campaign.
Pritzker is seen as a White House hopeful, but not in 2024, now that Harris has locked up the nomination. His name is in play for vice president.
Delegates, donors, people with connections to Democratic organizations, volunteers.
