Harris needed 1,976 votes to be nominated as the presidential candidate. The number of voters for him is expected to increase.
Members of the US Democratic Party will begin virtual voting on August 1 to formally nominate Vice President Kamala Harris as the party’s nominee for president. This was reported by The Washington Post.
Harris is known as the only candidate eligible for the virtual ballot.
It was noted that electronic voting for nearly 4,000 Democratic Party delegates began at 9 am and will end on August 5 at 6 pm.
Harris needed 1,976 votes to be nominated as the presidential candidate. The number of voters for him is expected to increase.
According to the Democratic National Committee, 3,923 delegates petitioned to put Harris on the ballot for the nomination. No other candidate passed the 300 delegate signature threshold.
The Democratic National Convention will be held in Chicago from August 19 to 22.
It was previously reported that the US Democratic Party had changed the rules to nominate Harris for president.
Source: korrespondent
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