Voter turnout is important in the primaries for furture Presidential primaries.

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8# NATIONAL CONVENTION DELEGATE APPORTIONMENT

1. Apportionment of district-level delegates within states shall be based on one of the following:
1. A formula giving equal weight to total population and to the average of the vote for the Democratic candidates in the two most recent presidential elections;

2. A formula giving equal weight to the vote for the Democratic candidates in the most recent presidential and gubernatorial elections;

3. A formula giving equal weight to the average of the vote for the Democratic candidates in the two most recent presidential elections and to Democratic Party registration or enrollment as of January 1, 2008; or

4. A formula giving one-third (1/3) weight to each of the formulas in items (1), (2), and (3).

2. Apportionment for each body selecting delegates to state, district, and county conventions shall be based upon population and/or some measure of Democratic strength.

3. The Call for the 2008 Convention shall state the base delegation for each delegation. Seventy-five percent (75%) of each state’s base delegation shall be elected at the congressional district level or smaller. Twenty-five percent (25%) of each state’s base delegation shall be elected at large. Delegates so elected shall hereafter be termed “district-level” and “at-large” delegates, respectively. Each State Democratic Chair shall certify all delegates in writing to the Secretary of the DNC.

4. In those states with more than one congressional district, after the election of district-level delegates and prior to the selection of at-large delegates, each State Democratic Chair shall certify pledged party leader and elected official delegates equal to 15% of the state’s base delegation selected pursuant to Rule 9.

5. The election of district-level and at-large delegates and alternates may take place at the same meeting, provided that district-level delegates are selected first. In states with one congressional district the election of delegates selected in accordance with Rules 8.B., 8.C., and 9.A., may be conducted simultaneously. In all cases, affirmative action and fair reflection guidelines must be met and the Democratic Chair of each such state shall make the certifications required by subsection 8.D.

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1. Delegates are not based solely on state population.

88 Delegates -- 5,167,101 -- Minnesota
92 Delegates -- 5,556,506 -- Wisconsin
79 Delegates -- 6,313,520 -- Indiana

Below are turnouts for the three states. It does not have it broken down by D/R which would be part of the calculation for delegate apportionment in primaries.

VEP is Voting Eligible Population - This is the appropriate method of determining voter turnout instead of based on percent of those registered to vote.

VEP (2004) 76.82% (2000) 69.6 -- Minnesota
VEP (2004) 76.24% (2000) 67.6 -- Wisconsin
VEP (2004) 54.71% (2000) 49.3 -- Indiana


VEP (2006) 60.8% (2002) 64.09 -- Minnesota
VEP (2006) 53.3% (2002) 45.43 -- Wisconsin
VEP (2006) 36.2% (2002) 33.85 -- Indiana


From the difference between 2004 and 2000 it might suggest that if we as Democrats had did more to get out the vote in 2000 Gore would had been elected.