Kamala Harris Qualifies for Presidential Race, Gets Necessary Number of Delegate Votes

WASHINGTON: Kamala Harris on Friday received the required number of delegates votes to officially become the presidential nominee of the Democrats' in the US Presidential elections, to be held later this year. The election is set to take place on November 5, 2024. 

Harris officially received the necessary amount of votes from delegates to become the Democratic US presidential nominee and the first woman of colour at the top of a major party ticket, the Democratic National Committee chairman said on Friday.

Harris's nomination took place via a virtual vote.

Taking to social media platform X, Kamala Harris wrote, “I am honored to be the Democratic nominee for President of the United States. I will officially accept the nomination next week. This campaign is about people coming together, fueled by love of country, to fight for the best of who we are.”

Kamala Harris gets the maximum support  

As many as 3,923 delegates from across the country petitioned to put Harris, 59, on the ballot for the Democratic nomination, and she secured the support of 99 per cent of the participating delegates.

“Democratic delegates from across the nation made their voices heard, overwhelmingly backing Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic Party’s presumptive nominee. As we prepare to open the voting on our virtual roll call, we move to this final stage of our nomination process with unprecedented momentum and unity across our party,” the chairs said.

“We stand united in our mission to elect a Democratic nominee who has the experience, the wisdom, and the bold determination to lead our country, and we stand united in our mission to defeat Donald Trump once again,” they said.

The electronic roll call commenced at 9:00 am ET on August 1, marking the official beginning of the 2024 Convention. Delegates received a secure ballot and support to cast their vote on a rolling basis starting at 9:00 am. The roll call voting period will end at 6:00 pm on August 5, the deadline for delegates to return their ballot.