On Saturday March 14, the NMI Democratic Party will host its 2nd presidential caucus on Saipan, Tinian, and Rota. The designated times and venues are forthcoming. All NMI registered voters who want to register as members of the party are welcome and encouraged to participate.
Registered voters and persons who will be eligible to vote on or before Nov 3, 2020 on Saipan, Tinian, & Rota will be able to visit the designated voting sites and cast votes for their Democratic presidential candidate of choice.
As of Feb 28, the following candidates qualify for the NMI presidential caucus ballot:
• Former Vice President Joe Biden
• Former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg
• Former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg
• Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota
• Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont
• Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts
Deval Patrick, Andrew Yang, and Tom Steyer qualified for the ballot by petition, but each have since suspended their campaign and accordingly will no longer be on the ballot.
Last month, the campaigns of Mike Boomberg, Pete Buttigieg, Deval Patrick, Andrew Yang, and Tom Steyer either flew-in or rallied local representatives to gamer 100 signatures from local NMI registered voters to ensure qualification for the NMI caucus ballot.
“What better way to make your pitch than to actually hit the ground running and engage voters. It was quite an experience for several campaign representatives that flew in because they were not just collecting signatures but they were also learning about politics here in the Marianas from the voters themselves,” said NMI Democratic Party Treasurer Evan Yamagishi.
This week the NMI Democratic Party will be announcing the designated times, and locations for the March 14 Democratic presidential caucuses to be held on Saipan, Tinian, and Rota. All persons interested to become delegates to the 2020 Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee Wisconsin, pledged to any of the presidential candidates should visit www.nmidems.org to receive a delegate candidacy form and submit their candidacy on or before March 8, 2020.
