The US Democrats’ nomination to officially select Joe Biden has the party’s candidate for the 2020 US presidential election may be done remotely as a result of COVID-19.
According to a report by APF, the Democratic Party may adopt a resolution on Tuesday to enable delegates carry out their duties without engendering their lives.
Biden who was endorsed by former President Barack Obama and his last standing party rival, Bernie Sanders, is yet to be officially appointed Democrats’ candidate, as the Democratic Party’s convention to officially nominate him, which was set to hold in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, has been pushed to August 17 as a result of COVID-19 pandemic.
An official source disclosed to APF that “maximum flexibility to plan a safe event that guarantees every delegate can accomplish their official business without putting their own health at risk.”
“During this critical time, when the scope and scale of the pandemic and its impact in August remain unknown, convention planners are exploring a range of contingency options to ensure all delegates will be
able to cast ballots and accomplish their business, regardless of their ability to travel and participate in person.”
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