2. the total popular vote for the Democratic candidate for President in the three Presidential Elections just previous to the Convention. This is the "Total Democratic Vote" [TDV].
3. the state's Electoral Vote [SEV] and
4. the total Electoral Vote [TEV] (538)
The formula for determining a given state's (or D.C.'s) "Allocation Factor" [AF] is:
AF = -- ( ( SDV Ã · TDV ) + ( SEV Ã · 538 ) )
[2012 Call for the Democratic Convention I.B.]
The number of Base delegate votes assigned to a state is AF -- 3,700. Of these Base delegate votes, 75% are assigned to be district delegate votes and the remaining 25% are to be at-large delegate votes. In addition to these Base delegate votes, the state (and D.C.) are awarded a number of Pledged "Party Leaders and Elected Officials" [PLEOs] equal to 15% of the number of Base delegate votes as determined by the "Allocation Factor" -- 3,700 formula described above. [Reference: 2012 Delegate Selection Rules for the Democratic National Convention: Rule 8. C.]
There are also delegate votes from U.S. dependencies which do not cast Electoral Votes for President in a General Election. PUERTO RICO is considered, for purposes of the Convention, to have a Base delegate vote of 44; the special case of the other dependencies sending delegations to the Democratic National Convention will be considered below. These delegate votes described so far (making up a number equal to 115% of the total Base delegate votes as determined by the "Allocation Factor" -- 3,700) are pledged, prior to the first meeting of the Convention, to the support of a presidential contender who earns the support of such delegate votes by virtue of his performance as measured by the votes cast by Democratic voters in primaries and caucuses and/or by Democratic delegates to state and/or sub-state conventions held in each state prior to the Convention.
The states (and D.C.) are also assigned a number of "Unpledged" delegates:
"Unpledged PLEOs" consisting of the following:
" Democratic National Committee members.
" Democratic Members of Congress (U.S. Senators, Representatives, and Delegates).
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