Vice President Kamala Harris became the Democratic Party’s official nominee on Friday after securing the support of a majority of delegates during a virtual roll call. Harris had already secured her position as “presumptive nominee” within days of President Joe Biden dropping out of the race, but Friday’s tally formally cemented her position at the top of the Democratic ticket.
“I am so proud to confirm that Vice President Harris has earned more than a majority of votes from all convention delegates and will be the nominee of the Democratic Party following the close of voting on Monday,” DNC chair Jaime Harrison said in a call. “The outpouring of support we have witnessed for the Vice President has been unprecedented.”
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The deadline for delegates to submit their virtual ballots is Monday, August 5, but more than enough had been submitted by Friday to call the vote in Harris’ favor. The vice president will accept the nomination at the Democratic National Convention next week.
“Of course I will officially accept your nomination next week once the virtual voting period is closed, but already I’m happy to know that we have enough delegates to secure the nomination. And later this month, we will gather in Chicago, united as one party where we’re going to have an opportunity to celebrate this historic moment together,” Harris said.
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