CNN —Democrats on Wednesday adopted the rules the party will use to choose their presidential nominee, with voting to officially nominate Kamala Harris likely to begin August 1.
That would be less than two weeks after President Joe Biden ended his campaign for reelection and endorsed his vice president, who quickly consolidated support within the party for her presidential bid.
The party has said its goal is to nominate its presidential and vice presidential candidates by August 7 to avoid the possibility of litigation over ballot access in Ohio.
After a presidential candidate is nominated, the rules allow the nominee to name a running mate without the need for additional remote voting.
While the ceremonial presidential vote will be conducted as a roll call, the vote for vice president is likely to be a voice vote.
Persons:
Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, Harris, superdelegates –
Organizations:
CNN, Wednesday, Democratic, Democratic National, Delegates
Locations:
Ohio, Chicago