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Synopsis of Delegate Allocation

DA's DSP allocates three at-large delegates to the Global Convention and nine to the Regional Caucuses. Together with the PLEO delegate, we have four pledged delegates to select at our Global Convention. As the winner of the Global Presidential Primary, Senator Sanders receives our PLEO delegate.

 According to the Rules of the Democratic National Convention (specifically Rule 10 and Rule 13) and as those rules are reflected in our DSP, DA's allocation of all twelve of our at-large delegates must be proportional to the results of the Global Presidential Primary. Our DSP specifies a strict method for the allocation of delegates to the Regional Caucuses and leaves our Global Convention to "return" to full proportionality.

So the relevant calculation is how the total of 12 delegates must be allocated to presidential candidates based on our primary: 8 for Senator Sanders and 4 for Secretary Clinton. The 4 Clinton delegates are allocated during the Regional Caucuses preceding the Global Convention according to our rules, leaving the Global Convention to select only Sanders delegates.

Further details are available on the DA website.

DPCA Delegate Selection Plan Guide

DPCA Delegate Selection Plan for 2016

DPCA-Delegate_Selection_Plan-2016.pdf

Democrats Abroad has submitted our Delegate Selection Plan to the DNC’s Rules and Bylaws Committee.  The Delegate Selection Plan governs the process by which members of Democrats Abroad have a voice in the selection of the Democratic Presidential nominee. It also provides Democrats living outside of the United States the opportunity to represent Democrats Abroad as delegates at the Democratic National Convention from July 25-28, 2016 in Philadelphia.

The proposed plan includes holding a Global Presidential Primary from March 1-8, 2016 in which votes may be cast in person, by regular mail, by fax, or by email. The plan also calls for Regional Caucuses in April or May and a Global Convention in mid-May. 

The full document of the DPCA Delegate Selection Plan for 2016 can be downloaded as a PDF file with this link: Democrats Abroad 2016 Delegate Selection Plan.

The timeline is available separately as a PDF with this link: DA 2016 DSP Timeline

GPP: Deadlines and Decisions for Country Committee Chairs

GPPdeadlinesCC.pdf

The Global Presidential Primary (GPP) Team distributed this document on November 7 as a resource for Country Committee leaders planning for their part in the DSP. Most of the decisions must be made and communicated to the International Chair by December 31, 2015. Questions are always welcome, particularly via the Q&A page in the wiki.

Useful Documents from Previous Primaries

Global Primary 2012 Voting Guide - Word document that includes Voting Center checklists

Please keep in mind that the advice and regulations mentioned in these documents may not be compatible with the rules for the 2016 Delegate Selection Process.

Draft of Presentation for Asia/Pacific Regional Meeting, October 2015: Slides