California Democratic primaries
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California Democratic primaries are state-level contests in which Democratic Party voters in California select their preferred candidates for the U.S. presidency and other party nominations.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Democratic Party primary
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United States presidential primary → primary elections → |
| administeredBy |
California Secretary of State
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| alsoIncludes |
non-presidential Democratic primaries in midterm and off-year elections
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| ballotIncludes |
Democratic candidates for U.S. House of Representatives from California
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Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate from California → Democratic candidates for state legislative offices in California → Democratic candidates for statewide offices in California → Democratic presidential candidates → |
| country |
United States
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| determines |
Democratic nominee preferences for President of the United States in California
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Democratic nominees for various federal offices in California → Democratic nominees for various state offices in California → allocation of Democratic National Convention delegates from California → |
| electorate |
eligible independent voters in California (depending on rules for a given year)
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registered Democratic voters in California → |
| followsRulesOf |
California election law
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Democratic National Committee delegate selection rules → |
| frequency |
every four years for presidential primaries
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| hasFeature |
early voting
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in-person voting on election day → minimum viability thresholds for delegate allocation in presidential contests → proportional allocation of pledged delegates in presidential contests → vote-by-mail → |
| hasOutcome |
determination of official Democratic nominees listed on California general election ballots
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selection of California’s pledged delegates to the Democratic National Convention → |
| historicallyUses |
open primary rules in some years
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semi-closed primary rules in some years → |
| impact |
significant influence on momentum in Democratic presidential nomination races
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| language |
English
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| levelOfGovernment |
state
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| locatedIn |
California
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| notableCharacteristic |
one of the largest delegate prizes in the Democratic presidential primary calendar
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| occursDuring |
primary election season preceding a United States presidential election
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| organizedBy |
California Democratic Party
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Democratic National Committee → |
| partOf |
United States presidential election cycle
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| subjectTo |
campaign finance regulations
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federal election law → state election law of California → |
| timeZone |
Pacific Time
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| uses |
party-approved ballot access rules for candidates
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| usesVotingSystem |
plurality voting (for most contests)
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secret ballot → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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1968 California Democratic presidential primary
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category |