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Race For The Presidency
Winning the 2008 Nomination
By Rhodes Cook |
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Georgia will anchor the southeast corner of the nationwide Super Tuesday vote Feb. 5, guaranteeing the state a distinctive role in the nominating process once again.
There is no party registration in Georgia, so the state's 4,306,371 active registered voters (as of August 2007) can participate in either the Democratic or Republican primaries.
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DEMOCRATS |
REPUBLICANS |
| THE CALENDAR |
| Primary Date (polling hours) |
Feb. 5 (7 a.m.-7 p.m.) |
Feb. 5 (7 a.m.-7 p.m.) |
| Ballot Access |
By Nov. 1 each party will decide on a list of candidates to submit to the secretary of state. There is no alternative petition route to the ballot. |
| THE DELEGATES |
| Number (% of national total) |
103 (2.3%) |
72 (3.0%) |
| Distribution: |
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By district |
57 (from 3 to 7 per district) |
39 (3 per district) |
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At-Large |
19 |
30 |
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Pledged PEOs |
11 |
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RNC members |
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3 |
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Superdelegates |
16 |
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| Method of Allocation |
Proportional—15% of vote needed to win a share of statewide or district delegates. |
Winner-take-all—statewide winner takes all the at-large delegates; winner in a district takes all of the district's delegates. |
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