Wisconsin counties will hold caucuses Sunday to begin the selection of delegates who will participate in the Democratic National Convention held August 25 to 28 in Denver.
Each county will send an allotted number of delegates to the convention. The state of Wisconsin will have 92 total delegates at the DNC.
Potential delegates must be selected Sunday at the county caucuses, after which they will proceed to Congressional District caucuses where the selection of delegates headed for the convention will be finalized.
These will be pledged delegates, and their main job will be to vote for a presidential nominee in a way that mirrors the results of the Feb. 19 Wisconsin primary, according to Rachel Strauch-Nelson, communications director of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin.
Strauch-Nelson said delegates also have the opportunity to help unify the party by voting on other issues such as the party platform.
Competition for these positions will be higher than in previous years because of the excitement surrounding the race between U.S. Senators Barack Obama, D-Ill., and Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., according to Strauch-Nelson.
