The roll call of states? I don't understand.

[Jeebo]

I'm watching on C-SPAN and they say they're about to do the roll call of states. I thought they did that already a couple of weeks ago by Zoom or Skype or something, because they had to beat the deadline to get on the ballot in all 50 states. To beat the deadline in Ohio specifically, as I recall. Somebody who understands what's happening, please explain it to me.

-- Ron

[msongs]

1. should only take 5 minutes or so. call for acclamation and that's it

[nolabear]

13. Guess again. This is a party!

I’m loving every minute of it.

[Xavier Breath]

2. They didn't want to lose the tradition.

So, just ceremonial.

[MassLiberal]

3. It's ceremonial

The states get to showboat a bit -- it's fun to watch.

[Jeebo]

9. Yes, they explained it just after I posted this.

I wish I had waited just two or three minutes before posting this. And you're right, it is fun to watch. It's a tradition.

-- Ron

[Ms. Toad]

4. They didn't have to - they chose to.

All of the deadlines were either already after the convention, or were moved until after the convention - including Ohio.

(Sorry - I'm just tired of the gaslighting on Ohio's deadline which was settled long before the first debate, then trotted out to add pressure to get the vote over with early in order, to shut down the pressure on Biden.)

As for tonight - ceremonial.

[SWBTATTReg]

5. It's kind of neat to watch, when a state gets called on, the state reps will respond w/ a zinger, such as 'the Great

state of such and such, home of the xyz' proclaims that they are present and ready for action or something like that.

Like I said, it's neat to watch every state respond.

[Talitha]

6. California 'passes'?

[hedda_foil]

7. Harris' home state will put her over the top.

[regnaD kciN]

8. They probably want to be the ones who put Kamala over the top...

It’s pretty standard to see the roll-call used as a gesture. For example, back in 2008, although everyone knew Obama would win in a landslide, a number of states passed so that New York, with Hillary Clinton as their spokesperson, would announce the clinching delegates as a sign of unity.

[yellowdogintexas]

10. that is so they can be the state which puts her "over the top" It's traditional. It is her home state

Back when the roll call was really the nomination process states would pass until they saw how things were going.

[Talitha]

11. Ah, ok.... thank you, I remember now.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

12. This is a tradition

[BlueTsunami2018]

14. There have been several "present" votes.

How common is that?

[a kennedy]

15. Minnesota passed as well.........