Voting to officially make Vice President Kamala Harris the Democratic Party’s nominee for president began earlier today, with the party’s roughly 4,700 delegates receiving digital ballots.
Delegates have until 6 p.m. ET on Monday to return their ballots.
There isn’t much suspense over the outcome of the vote. Harris is the only name on the ballot, as she was the only candidate to gather the necessary number of signatures from delegates.
The party announced Tuesday that 3,923 delegates had petitioned for Harris, or 99% of those who participated in the process. No other candidate met the 300-signature threshold to qualify for the ballot.
After Harris is officially the nominee, party rules allow her to name her running mate without a separate vote.
Democrats are nominating Harris ahead of their convention in Chicago later this month to avoid potential litigation over ballot access, especially in Ohio.
While the official voting is happening virtually, delegates will have a ceremonial roll call at the convention, which begins August 19.
