Sunday, April 19, 2020

Biden Wins WY RCV Caucuses


Former Vice President, Joe Biden, has Won the Wyoming Democratic Caucuses.

Biden Won 72.18% of the Vote while Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) held 27.82%.

All told, 15,428 Ballots were Cast in the Caucuses, which is about 38% of the Total Ballots sent out.

The Caucuses were held using Ranked-Choice Voting (RCV) by Mail after the In-Person Voting on April 4th were Canceled due to the Outbreak of the Coronavirus.

The Party originally planned to keep the April 4th Date and Allow for Ballot Drop-Offs as well as Voting-by-Mail, but later shifted the Date to April 17th to enable more People to Vote-by-Mail as the Outbreak Worsened.

All Voters Registered as Democrats in the State by March 20th were Automatically Mailed a Ballot for the Caucus.

Mail Ballots cast in the Wyoming Caucuses had to be received by April 17th, but 92.6% of the Total Ballots Cast were received before Sanders Suspended his Campaign.

Including the Results of the Wyoming Contest, Biden now holds a 386 Delegate lead over Sanders, according to CNN's Estimate of Democratic Delegates. Biden has Won 1,297 Delegates, Sanders 911. Sanders said he Plans to continue to Collect Delegates through the remainder of the Primaries and Caucuses, to have some Input to the Party Platform.

The Wyoming Caucuses are a Closed Caucus, with the State awarding 18 Delegates, of which 14 are Pledged Delegates and 4 are Superdelegates, allocated on the basis of the Results of the Caucuses.

The Republican Election takes place May 9th, 2020.










NYC Wins When Everyone Can Vote! Michael H. Drucker


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