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From the Obama campaign conference call this morning:
A joint statement from Alice Germond and the Obama and Clinton campaigns was sent to the state delegation chairs last night about today's process.
They say that vote tally sheets have been distributed to the state chairs, and they will pass them out to the delegates. They will be reviewing them at the state breakfasts this morning. From 3 - 5 MT this afternoon, the nomination and roll call process will occur.
There will be speeches nominating Clinton first, Obama second: Clinton will have two seconds to her nomination, and Obama will have three. There should be about 30 minutes of speeches, the tally sheets will be submitted, and then there will be a state roll call, with the totals for each candidate being announced by the state chairs.
Expect a joint statement from the campaigns this morning on who will be making the nominating speeches. We'll update with the names of the nominators at that time.
Update from Matt: There was no commitment to letting the actual roll call go to completion. So yesterday's reports about the NY delegation moving to make it unanimous may still be accurate.
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Regina · 865 weeks ago
I am now planning on watching the speech on Thursday and feel much better about Obama than I have in awhile after Clinton's speech last night
Matt Leewright 13p · 865 weeks ago
Sean · 865 weeks ago
This was kind of funny - thought I'd pass it along
Jenny Greenleaf · 865 weeks ago
The tally sheet is very simple. You print your name, check the box for the candidate you are a delegate for, and sign your name. The tally is for the state only--the rest of the convention doesn't know what's on it. The tally sheets are turned in prior to the roll call vote.
The roll call doesn't go through everyone--that would take all day. Each state picks a representative (or two) to say "The great state of Oregon, land of clean air, clean water and clean politics casts X votes for Hillary Clinton and X votes for Barack Obama." I can't imagine that there wouldn't be a full roll call--this is where the states get to have their moment in the spotlight.
Curt W · 865 weeks ago