2016 Democrats Abroad presidential primary explained

Election Name:2016 Democrats Abroad presidential primary
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Flag Image:Democrats Abroad stacked logo (2014).svg
Previous Election:2012 Democrats Abroad presidential primary
Previous Year:2012
Next Election:2020 Democrats Abroad presidential primary
Next Year:2020
Election Date:March 1–8, 2016
Image1:File:Bernie Sanders September 2015 cropped.jpg
Candidate1:Bernie Sanders
Color1:228B22
Home State1:Vermont
Popular Vote1:23,779
Percentage1:68.79%
Delegate Count1:9
Candidate2:Hillary Clinton
Color2:d4aa00
Home State2:New York
Popular Vote2:10,689
Percentage2:30.92%
Delegate Count2:4
Map Size:300px

The 2016 Democrats Abroad presidential primary took place on March 1–8, 2016. E-mail, fax, and postal voting were carried out from January 11 to March 8, while in-person voting took place from March 1–8. Results were released on March 21.

Global presidential primary

Voters may only vote once for a presidential candidate, either through Democrats Abroad, or through their home state. Those who vote in the Democrats Abroad Global Presidential Primary may continue to participate in their home state's primary or caucus for all other candidates for the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives, and also for state and local elections and ballot measures, but they cannot vote twice for a presidential candidate.

Candidates

Four candidates and an "uncommitted" option were printed on the Global Presidential Primary ballot PDF file, in the following name and sorting format:[1]

Key: Withdrew
prior to contest
Candidates
Hillary Clinton
Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente
Martin J. O'Malley
Bernie Sanders
uncommitted

Forum

A "Global Town Hall" online videoconference was held on February 21.[2] The Sanders and Clinton campaigns participated. De La Fuente never appeared on the list of participants, and O'Malley withdrew from the race after the Iowa caucus on February 1.

The Clinton campaign was represented by Jake Sullivan and Madeleine Albright[3] [4] [5] as Clinton was absent from the town hall and attended a private fundraiser instead.[6] [7]

The Sanders campaign was represented by Bernie Sanders himself.[8]

Local gatherings

Wellington, New Zealand cast the "First in the World" votes at midnight on Super Tuesday, March 1.[9] A total of 28 ballots were cast: 21 for Sanders, 6 for Clinton, and 1 spoiled ballot.[10] [11]

In Singapore, Democrats Abroad held a voting session on March 7, hosting a Super Tuesday presentation[12] by KKR Director of Asia Pacific Public Affairs,[13] Steven Okun,[14] who under President Bill Clinton had served as Deputy General Counsel at the Department of Transportation.[15]

Voting centers

A number of cities hosted walk-in voting centers, and an official list of locations and open hours were made available as of February 6.[16]

Australia
Austria
Belgium
Canada
Chile
Costa Rica
Czech Republic
Denmark
Dominican Republic
France
Germany
Greece
Guatemala
Hong Kong
Hungary
India
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Luxembourg
Mexico
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Panama
Peru
Philippines
Portugal
Singapore
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Thailand
United Kingdom
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates

Provisional results

Provisional results were the ballot counts for individual walk-in voting centers. Ballots sent by post, fax, and e-mail were not included.

Problems

Voting center cancellation

The scheduled March 1 voting location in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, was cancelled without prior notice. On March 3, the organizers posted an apology on Facebook.[53]

Invalidation of ballots

The Global Council of Democrats Abroad may be invalidating all ballots from the March 5 voting center in Moscow, Russia. This is due to the event being held at a different location than the location on the official list of voting centers.[54]

E-mail voting failure

The email system for accepting ballots was down for several hours on March 7, due to the system exceeding its daily bandwidth limit[55] [56] [57] of 4000 MB at FastMail.[58]

Results

Postal mail ballots were to be dated no later than March 8, and were collected until 6 pm local time on March 13. The results of all ballots was scheduled for March 21.[59]

Democrats Abroad will send 21 delegates (13 pledged, 8 unpledged/superdelegates) to the 2016 Democratic National Convention.[60] Each of the 8 unpledged delegates will cast a 1/2 vote, for a total of 4 delegate votes (21 pledged and unpledged delegates, 17 delegate votes).[61]

The results were released on March 21[62]

Democrats Abroad primary results – March 21, 2016
CandidatePopular voteEstimated delegate votes
CountPercentagePledgedUnpledgedTotal
Bernie Sanders23,77968.79%9110
Hillary Clinton10,68930.92%426
Uncommitted750.22%011
210.06%000
Rocky De La Fuente60.02%000
Total34,570100%13417
Source: The Green Papers

Results by country/region

RegionSandersClintonO'MalleyDe La FuenteUncommittedTotalPercent of total
Afghanistan5200070.02%
Americas NCC*3231040004271.24%
Argentina6720100880.25%
Asia-Pacific NCC*5312421027762.24%
Australia6352371008732.53%
Austria2861221004091.18%
Belgium2271500003771.09%
Brazil101330001340.39%
Cambodia5212000640.19%
Canada21711087201232729.46%
Chile110450001550.45%
Republic of China303600013641.05%
Colombia6418000820.24%
Costa Rica239911003310.96%
Czech Republic403990005021.45%
Denmark358890014481.30%
Dominican Republic533500004031.17%
Egypt415000460.13%
EMEA NCC**5771450017232.09%
France18251058601229018.39%
Germany210380511729178.44%
Greece117930002100.61%
Guatemala108650011740.50%
Hong Kong2131370013511.02%
Hungary92350001270.37%
India137600001970.57%
Indonesia75250001000.29%
Ireland3561560015131.48%
Israel2491600034121.19%
Italy5772690028482.45%
Japan117817600213563.92%
Lebanon296000350.10%
Luxembourg65450011110.32%
Mexico84853502313884.02%
Netherlands6212900019122.64%
New Zealand476630005391.56%
Nigeria1400050.01%
Norway3281020024321.25%
Panama107430001500.43%
Peru86240001100.32%
Philippines79590101390.40%
Portugal3923000620.18%
Russian Federation4817000650.19%
Singapore1071491022590.75%
South Africa57430001000.29%
South Korea682520017352.13%
Spain129540501517064.93%
Sweden5132020027172.07%
Switzerland4473190027682.22%
Thailand6812350029182.66%
Turkey126370001630.47%
Ukraine3011000410.12%
United Arab Emirates5413342038802.55%
United Kingdom28741726415461013.34%
Vietnam123150001380.40%
TOTAL23,77910,6892167534,570
Percent68.79%30.92%0.06%0.02%0.22%100.00%
* NCC = Non-Country Committee

** EMEA = Europe, Middle East, and Africa

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Official Ballot for Remote Voting in Global Presidential Primary 2016. democratsabroad.org. 2016-02-03.
  2. Web site: 2016 Presidential Campaign Global Town Hall . democratsabroad.org . 2016-02-20 . 2016-02-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160220105443/http://www.democratsabroad.org/global_town_hall . dead .
  3. Web site: Secretary Madeleine Albright Speaks at Democrats Abroad Global Town Hall as Hillary Clinton Surrogate. Vimeo. 2016-03-09.
  4. Web site: Extraordinary Global Event Not To Be Missed! UPDATED ! . democratsabroad.org . 2016-02-27.
  5. Web site: Democrats Abroad . London Review of Books blog . 2016-03-09.
  6. Web site: Please join Young Leaders and Women in Tech for Hillary for a conversation with Hillary . hillaryclinton.com . 2016-02-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303030516/https://www.hillaryclinton.com/events/tickets/1540466/ . 2016-03-03 . dead .
  7. Web site: Hillary Clinton heading to Atherton for tech fundraiser . sfgate.com . 2016-02-27.
  8. Web site: Senator Bernie Sanders Speaks at Democrats Abroad Global Town Hall. Vimeo. 2016-03-09.
  9. Web site: FIRST in the WORLD midnight voting center . democratsabroad.org . 2016-02-20 . 2016-03-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160302033912/http://www.democratsabroad.org/kat/first_in_the_world_midnight_voting_center . dead .
  10. Web site: New Zealand Feels the Bern . The Atlantic . 2016-03-09.
  11. Web site: Bernie Sanders trounces Hillary Clinton at first Super Tuesday contest – in Wellington . stuff.co.nz . 2016-03-09.
  12. Web site: Steve Okum democrats abroad presentation Singapore . periscope.tv .
  13. News: KKR taps ex-Clinton deputy for Asia public affairs. 2011-02-09. Reuters. 2016-03-08.
  14. Web site: Global Presidential Primary and Super Tuesday De-brief . democratsabroad.org . 2016-03-07.
  15. Web site: KKR Appoints Steven R. Okun Director of Asia Pacific Public Affairs . https://web.archive.org/web/20160308155549/http://www.reuters.com/article/idUS29291+09-Feb-2011+BW20110209 . dead . 8 March 2016 . Reuters . 8 February 2011 . 7 March 2016.
  16. Web site: Voting Centers Worldwide, March 2016 . democratsabroad.org . 2016-02-06.
  17. Web site: Global Presidential Primary: Who’s winning? . londonforbernie.org . 2016-03-06 . 2016-03-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305104007/http://www.londonforbernie.org/global-presidential-primary-whos-winning/ . dead .
  18. Web site: Expats 'feel the Bern' as Democrat Global Primary kicks off in Costa Rica . ticotimes.net . 2016-03-03.
  19. Web site: Bernie Sanders wins Danish primary . cphpost.dk . 2016-03-02 . 2016-03-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303060253/http://cphpost.dk/news/bernie-sanders-wins-danish-primary.html . dead .
  20. Web site: Unofficial Munich Global Primary results . twitter.com . 2016-03-05.
  21. Web site: March 1st, Antigua, Guatemala . facebook.com . 2016-03-03.
  22. Web site: Bernie Sanders tops poll as nomination race comes to Dublin . irishtimes.com . 2016-03-02.
  23. Web site: We had a Super huge Tuesday turnout tonight at our Tokyo voting center. Democrats Abroad Japan. 2016-03-09.
  24. Web site: Sanders wins with Luxembourg-based Democrats, for now . wort.lu . 2016-03-03 . 2016-03-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303100944/http://www.wort.lu/en/politics/super-tuesday-in-luxembourg-sanders-wins-with-luxembourg-based-democrats-for-now-56d6b51e1bea9dff8fa73ca2 . dead .
  25. Web site: Sanders leading in Democrats Abroad primary in New Zealand . CNN.com . 2016-03-02.
  26. Web site: US expats vote for Sanders in 'Super Tuesday' primary . thelocal.es . 2016-03-02.
  27. Web site: 'Supermartes' en un bar de Duque de Osuna. ELMUNDO. 2016-03-03.
  28. Web site: On Super Tuesday . facebook.com . 2016-03-03.
  29. Web site: Amerikaner in der Schweiz: Auch im 51. Bundesstaat hat man Angst vor Trump . watson.ch . 2016-03-04.
  30. Web site: UK Democrats back Bernie Sanders in race for White House . standard.co.uk . 2016-03-02.
  31. Web site: Britain is BERN-ing! . facebook.com . 2016-03-02.
  32. Web site: Bernie Sanders ‘wins’ Costa Rica in Democrats Global Primary . ticotimes.net . 2016-03-06.
  33. Web site: The provisional results for the DA Rhone-Alps Democratic Presidential Primary are in! . facebook.com . 2016-03-07.
  34. Web site: Americans Get to Vote in a Country With No Elections . voanews.com . 2016-03-03.
  35. Web site: Results from 1st poll . facebook.com . 2016-03-03.
  36. Web site: The unofficial results from our Nagoya polling station on March 3rd. Democrats Abroad Japan. 2016-03-09.
  37. Web site: Global Primary voting center in Stockholm . facebook.com . 2016-03-04.
  38. Web site: Voting just completed in Pattaya! . facebook.com . 2016-03-04.
  39. Web site: The unofficial results from our Nagoya polling station on March 4th. Democrats Abroad Japan. 2016-03-09.
  40. Web site: Photos from yesterday's Democrats Abroad Thailand voting station at the FCCT in Bangkok . facebook.com . 2016-03-05.
  41. Web site: PRELIMINARY results for our very 1st official Global Primaries Polling Place in NRW . facebook.com . 2016-03-06.
  42. Web site: Sanders wins a second Irish Democrats Abroad primary election . rte.ie . 2016-03-05.
  43. Web site: The unofficial results from our Tokyo polling station on March 5th. Democrats Abroad Japan. 2016-03-09.
  44. Web site: Bernie Sanders gana por goleada en las primarias demócratas de Barcelona . lavanguardia.com . 2016-03-05.
  45. Web site: More than 100 Americans turned out again today in Stockholm to vote in the #GlobalPrimary . facebook.com . 2016-03-05.
  46. Web site: Hello DACH . facebook.com . 2016-03-05.
  47. Web site: Rien ne va plus – our Chapter Chair Beret Roots has posted the Bornheim/Cologne and Neuss/Düsseldorf Ballots to our International Chair Katie! . Democrats Abroad Germany, NRW Chapter . 2016-03-08.
  48. Web site: Bernie Sanders Primary Rally – Osaka . facebook.com . 2016-03-05.
  49. Web site: In person Democrats Abroad primary vote results at the Ancon Theatre Guild in Panama City . Democrats Abroad Panama . 2016-03-08.
  50. Web site: Democrats Abroad Global Primary . Expat Bostonians . 2016-03-11.
  51. Web site: Singapore DA Results . reddit . 2016-03-11.
  52. Web site: The unofficial results from March 8th the final day of in-person voting in Tokyo. Democrats Abroad Japan. 2016-03-09.
  53. Web site: Dear DAVN members, Some of you were looking for DAVN center earlier this week but it was not available . facebook.com . 2016-03-07.
  54. Web site: The Global Council of Democrats Abroad is concerned that the ballots cast on March 5th . Democrats Abroad Russia . 2016-03-07.
  55. Web site: Due to your fantastic response to our #GlobalPrimary, our e-mail has temporarily gone down . facebook.com . 2016-03-07.
  56. Web site: UPDATE: We have two fixes on offer . facebook.com . 2016-03-07.
  57. Web site: Democrats Abroad . facebook.com . 2016-03-07.
  58. Web site: Democrats Abroad: Email Ballot Problems • /r/SandersForPresident. reddit. 2016-03-08.
  59. Web site: First Super Tuesday results: Americans in New Zealand make their voice heard . democratsabroad.org . 2016-03-02.
  60. Web site: 2016 Delegate Selection Plan for Democrats Abroad . democratsabroad.org . 2016-02-06.
  61. Web site: Democrats Abroad Democratic Delegation 2016 . thegreenpapers.com . 2016-02-12.
  62. Web site: Global Presidential Primary Results. Democrats Abroad. 2016-03-22.

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