Convention delegates have been virtually voting by email or phone.
Vice President Kamala Harris campaigns In Atlanta, July 30, 2024.Vice President Kamala Harris has enough Democratic Party delegate votes in a virtual roll call to earn the party's nomination when the roll call ends Monday, Democratic National Committee chair Jaime Harrison announced Friday.
“You returned your nomination petitions at lightning speed. You made your voices heard. And what you said was clear: We are not going back. We have to send Kamala Harris to the White House," Harrison said during a video call on Friday. "You denominated your dedication and your commitment to this process."by email or phone since 9 a.m. ET on Thursday in a virtual roll call set up by the Democratic National Committee. They still have until 6 p.m. ET on Monday to cast their votes.
The nomination is a historic one -- if she wins the general election in November against former President Donald Trump, she would be the first woman to serve as president. Harris is already the first woman, Black person and person of South Asian descent to be vice president. With Biden endorsing Harris to succeed him shortly after he announced that he would step aside, support from Democratic donors and elected officials quickly coalesced around the vice president. In the end, Harris was the only competitive candidate that launched a campaign to succeed Biden and the only candidate that received enough delegate signatures to progress to the virtual roll call.
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