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April 17, 2020 - Wyoming Caucuses (All Mail)
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18 Delegates (14 Pledged)
Summary: The Wyoming caucuses were originally scheduled
for April 4. The coronavirus pandemic prompted the state party to
change to all-mail process with ballots to be returned by April
17. The Wyoming
caucuses were not big news; Biden was the likely, then
presumptive, nominee, and
Americans were preoccupied by the pandemic.
WYOMING CAUCUSES (14 pledged
delegates)
Round 8
BIDEN |
SANDERS |
TOTAL |
10,912 (72.2%) |
4,206 (27.8%) |
15,118 |
Round 1
BIDEN |
SANDERS |
WARREN |
BUTTIGIEG |
BLOOMBERG |
KLOBUCHAR |
UNDECL. |
GABBARD |
STEYER |
TOTAL |
10,105 (65.7%) |
3,680 (23.9%) |
689 (4.5%) |
294 (1.9%) |
154 (1.0%) |
140 (0.9%) |
148 (1.0%) |
134 (0.9%) |
47 (0.3%) |
15,428 |
OVERVIEW
The 40,400 registered Wyoming Democrats as of March 20, 2020 were
eligible to participate. The Wyoming Democratic Party
automatically mailed out return-postage-paid
ballots to eligible Democrats in several rounds, The first round
went to those who were registered as of March 10 and more were sent to
those who registered March 11-20. The party
started receiving ballots on March 11. On March 22 the party
announced the change to all-mail voting due to coronavirus, with
ballots to be received no later than April 17.
The 40,400 eligible Democrats returned 15,428 ballots. Half of that number were returned in the first week (by March 17) and 90% by April 2. Sanders suspended his campaign on April 8.
The caucus, which used
ranked choice voting, served to
allocate 323 delegates to the state convention; that result was 235
Biden delegates and 88 Sanders delegates.
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Wyoming Democratic Party
April 19, 2020
Cheyenne--The Wyoming Democratic Party (WDP) has announced its 2020
Caucus results, with former Vice President Joe Biden winning 72.2% of
the state’s popular vote. Senator Bernie Sanders was the only other
candidate to reach viability, with 27.8%. Vice President Biden has
been awarded with 10 national delegates, and Senator Sanders with
4.
The WyoDems 2020 caucus set a participation record, with 15,428 ballots
cast for a total turnout rate of 38%. On this historic achievement,
party chair Joe M. Barbuto said,
"It's only April and this has already been a historic year for Wyoming
Democrats. We offer our congratulations to Vice President Biden and
Senator Sanders on securing delegates. This record-setting rate of
participation speaks to the enthusiasm among Democratic voters about
this election and the benefits of ranked choice voting and voting by
mail. We look forward to carrying this momentum through to November and
electing Democrats up and down the ballot."
The caucus utilized ranked choice voting which allowed WyoDems to rank
candidates in order of preference, which when combined with a robust
vote-by-mail program, enabled all registered WyoDems to fully
participate in the caucus even with adjustments in light of
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https://www.wyodems.org/2020caucus
CAUCUS
INFORMATION
The Wyoming Democratic Party
will now be conducting its presidential
preference caucus entirely by mail.
The COVID-19 virus has
created uncertain times, and adapting to those
times means adapting our caucus. As more states move to
shelter-in-place status, we recognize the possibility that Wyoming
could follow suit, and are proactively preparing for that possibility
by shifting to a 100% mail in caucus.
To vote in the caucus, you
must have been a registered Wyoming Democrat
as of March 20, 2020. This is the original voter registration
deadline that has been extensively advertised for several months.
All WyoDems who were
registered by March 10 have already had a ballot
sent to them. Voters who registered March 11-20 will be automatically
sent a ballot in the mail.
If your original ballot was
lost, destroyed, or is otherwise
unusable, you may request
a new ballot by
clicking here and completing the ballot request form. Please
use your full legal name as listed on your voter registration as of
March 20, 2020. Requests must be received by March 31, 2020 in order to
be honored. We are not able to accept ballot requests after March
31.
Ballots must be mailed back
to WDP (postage paid envelope is included)
and received by April 17, 2020. Ballots received after this date
will not be tabulated.
Caucus results will be
released as soon as possible; check back for
updates on the finalized reporting date.
Counties will hold delegate
elections and conventions electronically,
no later than May 24, 2020. This page will be updated to reflect dates,
times, and registration instructions for county conventions.
IMPORTANT DATES
-March 20: Deadline to register to vote to participate in the
caucus
-March 31: Deadline to request a replacement ballot via the online form
located here
-April 17: Ballots must be received, via mail, by WDP
All ballots must be received
by WDP no later than April 17, 2020.
WHAT
IS
RANKED-CHOICE VOTING?
Instead
of
choosing one candidate, voters rank each Democratic presidential
candidate in order of preference.
Ranked-choice voting
ensures that every
vote is counted, allowing
voters the ability to fully participate in each round of voting.
Here's how it works:
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Wyoming Democratic Party
March 22 at 9:20 AM ·
IMPORTANT CAUCUS UPDATE
The Wyoming Democratic Party will now be conducting its presidential
preference caucus entirely by mail as a proactive response to the
changing COVID-19 situation.
All WyoDems who were registered by March 10 have already had a ballot
sent to them. Voters who registered March 11-20 will be automatically
sent a ballot in the mail.
If your original ballot was lost, destroyed, or is otherwise unusable,
you may request a new ballot by visiting the WDP website. We are
not able to accept ballot requests after March 31.
Ballots must be mailed back to WDP (postage paid envelope is included)
and received by April 17, 2020. Ballots received after this date will
not be tabulated.
Counties will hold delegate elections and conventions electronically,
no later than May 24, 2020.
For more information and the latest updates, please visit
https://www.wyodems.org/2020caucus
Delegate
Selection
Plan [PDF]
June 6, 2020 - State Convention