Vice President Kamala Harris has emerged as the sole contender for the Democratic presidential nomination, as confirmed by the Democratic National Committee. Following President Joe Biden's recent withdrawal from the race, Harris now stands unopposed in her bid for the party's nomination.
The DNC's announcement paves the way for Harris to seek the nomination without facing any major challengers. The party's national convention delegates will conduct a vote to officially endorse Harris as the nominee through a new online voting process that commences on Thursday and concludes on August 5.
It has been reported that Harris was the clear favorite among convention delegates to step in as the party's candidate to go up against former President Donald Trump in the upcoming November election.
To qualify for the nomination, candidates must submit a notarized declaration of candidacy, fulfill the legal requirements to hold the presidential office, and garner electronic signatures from a minimum of 300 delegates, with a limit of 50 signatures from any single delegation.
Despite the early selection of the nominee, delegates will convene at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago later in August as planned. The convention will feature a symbolic state-by-state roll call vote, followed by acceptance speeches from Harris and her yet-to-be-announced running mate.
The release also mentioned that superdelegates, also known as automatic delegates, will be permitted to cast their votes on the initial ballot, given the overwhelming support for Harris from rank-and-file delegates.
