2020 Democrats Abroad presidential primary

The 2020 Democrats Abroad presidential primary took place from March 3 to March 10, 2020, a global vote during the Democratic Party presidential primaries for the 2020 U.S. election allowing American citizens living outside the United States, who were members of Democrats Abroad, to participate in the nomination process.[1]

Main article: 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries
2020 Democrats Abroad presidential primary
March 3–10, 2020
17 Democratic National Convention delegates (13 pledged with 9 on regional level and 4 globalwide; 4 unpledged)
The number of pledged delegates won is determined by the popular vote
 
Candidate Bernie Sanders Joe Biden Elizabeth Warren
(withdrawn)[lower-alpha 1]
Home state Vermont Delaware Massachusetts
Delegate count 9 4 0
Popular vote 23,139 9,059 5,730
Percentage 57.9% 22.7% 14.3%

The Democrats Abroad party-run primary awarded 21 delegates towards the 2020 Democratic National Convention, representing 17 votes, of which 13 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the process. On March 23, 2020, it was announced that Bernie Sanders had won the primary.[2]

Procedure

The Democrats Abroad party-run global primary ran from March 3 (Super Tuesday) to March 10, 2020, at hundreds of voting centers around the world.[3] Votes were also cast by fax, email, or post.

Eligibility: Voters must have met the following criteria to vote[4]

  • Be abroad and be a U.S. citizen
  • Be a member of Democrats Abroad
  • Be 18 as of November 3, 2020
  • Not have voted, nor plan to vote, in any other 2020 state presidential primary

Voters abroad also voted by downloading a ballot and emailing or postal mailing it to Democrats Abroad from February 18, 2020. Ballots must have been received prior to 12:00 a.m. Pacific Standard Time on March 11, 2020. No proxy voting was permitted. It was not possible for voters to change their vote if their supported candidate had officially withdrawn from the ballot during the voting period.

Candidates must have met a threshold of 15 percent in order to be allocated pledged delegates to the National Convention. The 13 pledged delegates to the 2020 Democratic National Convention were allocated proportionally on the basis of the results of the party-run primary, also classified as a caucus, including 9 at-large regional delegates (divided between three world regions), one global PLEO delegate (party leader and elected official) and three at-large global delegates.[5] There were no bonus delegates for a March contest on a joint date in that year.[6]

Regional conventions were held online (originally planned as regional caucuses during the global convention in Toronto, Canada) for the Americas, Asia-Pacific, and Europe-Middle East-Africa regions on Saturday, May 16, 2020 and Sunday, May 17, 2020, selecting 9 national convention delegates, with the number each region is eligible to designate dependent on the proportion of ballots within each region. Between Saturday, May 16 and Sunday, May 17, 2020, the global convention met also online to elect a sole pledged PLEO delegate and 3 at-large delegates to send to the Democratic National Convention.[7] The 13 pledged delegates Democrats Abroad sends to the national convention were joined by 8 unpledged delegates who each have a half vote (i.e., 4 unpledged delegate votes).[5]

Candidates
Pledged national
convention delegates
Type Del.
Regional at-large[lower-alpha 2] 9
PLEO 1
At-large 3
Total pledged delegates 13

The following people have filed and were on the Democrats Abroad ballot when voting began:[9]

Running

Withdrawn

Cory Booker and Michael Bennet originally also qualified,[10] but officially withdrew from the ballot before the primary.[11][9] Bloomberg and Warren suspended their respective presidential campaigns on March 4 and March 5, while the primary was going on, with Bloomberg also officially withdrawing from the ballot on March 7, not being eligible for the rest of the voting period.[12]

Results

Results of the primary were announced on Monday, March 23, 2020.[1]

2020 Democrats Abroad presidential primary[13]
Candidate Votes  % Delegates
Bernie Sanders 23,139 57.87 9
Joe Biden 9,059 22.66 4
Elizabeth Warren (withdrawn)[lower-alpha 4] 5,730 14.33
Michael Bloomberg (withdrawn)[lower-alpha 5] 892 2.23
Pete Buttigieg (withdrawn)[lower-alpha 3] 616 1.54
Amy Klobuchar (withdrawn)[lower-alpha 3] 224 0.56
Tulsi Gabbard 146 0.37
Andrew Yang (withdrawn) 85 0.21
Deval Patrick (withdrawn) 26 0.07
Tom Steyer (withdrawn)[lower-alpha 3] 19 0.05
Uncommitted 48 0.12
Total 39,984 100% 13

Notes
  1. Warren withdrew on March 5, 2020, while voting was occurring, but before the primary ended.
  2. Europe-Middle East-Africa received 6 delegates, Americas 2, Asia-Pacific 1.[8]
  3. Candidate withdrew shortly before the primary, when online voting had already begun.
  4. Candidate suspended campaign during the voting period.
  5. Candidate suspended campaign and subsequently officially withdrew during the voting period.

References
  1. "Global Presidential Primary FAQ". democratsabroad.org. Democrats Abroad. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  2. "The 2020 Global Presidential Primary Results Are In!". Democrats Abroad. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  3. Putnam, Josh. "The 2020 Presidential Primary Calendar". Frontloading HQ. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  4. "Democrats Abroad Global Presidential Primary in Brief". Democrats Abroad. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  5. "Democrats Abroad Democratic Delegation 2020". The Green Papers. May 3, 2019. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  6. "Democratic Timing Penalties and Bonuses". The Green Papers. November 24, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  7. "DA Global Convention Begins this Weekend!". June 5, 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  8. "2020 Regional Convention Wrap Up". May 17, 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  9. "Senator Michael Bennet Withdraws from Primary Ballot". Democrats Abroad. February 13, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  10. "Democrats Abroad Announces 12 Democratic Presidential Candidates Qualify for Primary Ballot". January 7, 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  11. "Senator Cory Booker Withdraws from Primary Ballot". January 31, 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  12. "Mayor Michael Bloomberg Withdraws from the Global Presidential Primary Selection Process". March 7, 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  13. "The 2020 Global Presidential Primary Results Are In!". Democrats Abroad News. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
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