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Illinois

frazzled

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2. I asked that before

Reply to Gidney N Cloyd (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2020, 06:10 PM

Mar 2020

And there were no answers, just misunderstanding the question because most states don’t vote separately for delegates, or saying that wouldn’t happen (I bet it does).

Still want to know.

Just asked spouse, who said he wasn’t sure but thinks the delegate votes would override presidential one. You’re sending them to the convention. He could be right, or not!

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IL. Primary: What happens if you vote for one candidate but another candidate's pledged delegates? [View all] Gidney N Cloyd Mar 2020 OP

You were supposed to vote for 5? I only voted for 1. Ha! Beakybird Mar 2020 #1

We were supposed to vote for 8 frazzled Mar 2020 #3

It's 5-- I double checked my sample ballot and my real one wasn't flagged for an undervote. Gidney N Cloyd Mar 2020 #5

Maybe it's a different number to vote for depending on size of frazzled Mar 2020 #6

I'd bet that you're right. IL gets a total of 155 pledged delegates and 29 superdelegates. Gidney N Cloyd Mar 2020 #8

No more than three on my ballot. Midnight Writer Mar 2020 #9

I asked that before frazzled Mar 2020 #2

One delegate told me that the delegates are pledged to vote guillaumeb Mar 2020 #4

They're still pledged even if their candidate dropped out? Gidney N Cloyd Mar 2020 #7

Agreed, there could be a situation. guillaumeb Mar 2020 #10

I'm beginning to think we're not supposed to know the answer to this. Gidney N Cloyd Mar 2020 #11

What happens is this blue-wave Mar 2020 #12