Democrats Tell Convention Delegates to Stay Home During Pandemic
- Biden will be nominated for president by remote voting
- Delegates will vote remotely, speeches will be streamed
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The Democratic National Convention told state delegates to stay home from the gathering in Milwaukee this summer as the party announced it was significantly scaling back its nominating convention due to the coronavirus pandemic.
On Wednesday, the party’s convention planning committee told delegates that they should plan to conduct their official convention business remotely.
Joe Biden, the party’s nominee, will still officially accept the nomination in Milwaukee, but the thousands of delegates who usually pack a convention hall for the week-long festivities will not be there. The committee said it is working to ensure all delegates can cast their votes remotely during the convention.