Do all parties use the same rules to assign their delegates to their respective state conventions?
A Yes and no. All parties have a primary election first, and use the results of the primary to assign delegates to candidates. The leadership of both major parties also select “superdelegates” outside of this caucus process. However, the details differ by party. For instance, all delegates going to the Republican convention will go representing the winner of the primary election, whereas delegates to the Democratic convention will be divided among candidates who got 15% or more of the Democratic primary vote. The Libertarian Party in Missouri is small enough to choose its delegates more informally. Libertarians who wish to be a part of their party’s delegation should contact the party secretary at secretary@lpmo.org.
