===Voters eliminated from choosing presidential nominee===
===Voters eliminated from choosing presidential nominee===
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[[Joe Biden]] withdrew from the [[2024 presidential election]] after his own [[Justice Department]] found him unfit to stand trial. Biden refused to resign the office of the presidency despite being found unfit to serve, and endorsed [[Kamala Harris]].
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[[Joe Biden]] withdrew from the [[2024 presidential election]] after his own [[Justice Department]] found him unfit to stand trial.<ref>[https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/-nightmare-special-counsels-assessment-bidens-mental-fitness-triggers-rcna137975 ‘A nightmare’: Special counsel’s assessment of Biden’s mental fitness triggers Democratic panic], By Peter Nicholas, ''[[NBC News]]'', Feb. 8, 2024. nbcnews.com </ref> Biden refused to resign the office of the presidency despite being found unfit to serve, and endorsed [[Kamala Harris]]. Voters however, were denied the right to make a choice in the [[primary election]].
Biden's 3,904 delegates were released.
Biden's 3,904 delegates were released.
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DNC rules state that “in the event of death, resignation or disability” of a nominee after the convention, the party chair (Jaime Harrison) will confer with Democratic leaders in Congress and the Democratic Governors Association. After that, the DNC will pick the nominee."
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DNC rules state that “in the event of death, resignation or disability” of a nominee after the convention, the party chair (Jaime Harrison) will confer with Democratic leaders in Congress and the Democratic Governors Association. After that, the DNC will pick the nominee."