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RandySF

(86,193 posts)
Mon Feb 19, 2024, 03:33 PM Feb 2024

None of the above? Some Colorado Democrats eye 'noncommitted' option in March 5 primary.

Democratic and unaffiliated voters in Colorado may have noticed something they weren’t expecting when they opened their presidential primary ballots last week.

Below the names of President Joe Biden and seven other candidates certified for the ballot in the state’s Democratic primary, which will take place on March 5, is a ninth ballot line: “Noncommitted delegate.”

If selected by enough voters, it could mean that some of the 72 nominating delegates sent by Colorado to the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, scheduled to begin Aug. 19, wouldn’t be pledged to support Biden or any other candidate. It’s the first time such an option has appeared on a Colorado ballot since voters approved an overhaul of its presidential primary elections in 2016, abolishing the caucus system for choosing nominees for president and allowing unaffiliated voters to vote in either party’s primary.

The Colorado Democratic Party’s executive committee voted unanimously to request the noncommitted ballot line in December, said Karin Asensio, the party’s executive director.




https://coloradonewsline.com/2024/02/19/colorado-democrats-noncommitted-primary/

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None of the above? Some Colorado Democrats eye 'noncommitted' option in March 5 primary. (Original Post) RandySF Feb 2024 OP
I saw that & wondered WTF? CrispyQ Feb 2024 #1
Nobody's being encouraged not to vote. brooklynite Feb 2024 #2
It was passed by the voters in 2016. jimfields33 Feb 2024 #3
Wow. I missed that. CrispyQ Feb 2024 #5
Let's hope very few use the option. jimfields33 Feb 2024 #6
Wait a minute, they went all the way to SCOTUS to decide if trump was going to be... brush Feb 2024 #4

CrispyQ

(41,092 posts)
1. I saw that & wondered WTF?
Mon Feb 19, 2024, 03:36 PM
Feb 2024

What with these downhead messages & activity from democrats about Biden? Got a problem with Biden? Keep your damned mouth shut. You never encourage people not to vote, even in a primary!

 

brush

(61,033 posts)
4. Wait a minute, they went all the way to SCOTUS to decide if trump was going to be...
Mon Feb 19, 2024, 03:45 PM
Feb 2024

on their ballot, and that uncomitted option was on there to weaken Biden?

What the hell are they doing?

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