ations . ▁The ▁rules ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁election ▁specify ▁the ▁rule ▁would ▁apply ▁to ▁those ▁" no ▁longer ▁running ", ▁meaning ▁that ▁candidates ▁who ▁have ▁" s us p ended " ▁their ▁campaign s ▁might ▁lose ▁up ▁to ▁a ▁third ▁of ▁their ▁deleg ates . ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁E lections ▁commission ▁used ▁this ▁rule ▁to ▁throw ▁Bern ie ▁Sand ers ▁off ▁the ▁ball ot ▁and ▁cancel ▁the ▁primary . ▁ ▁Pre - con vention ▁delegate ▁count ▁The ▁table ▁below ▁reflect s ▁the ▁pres umed ▁delegate ▁count ▁as ▁per ▁the ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁Democratic ▁prim aries . ▁ ▁, ▁the ▁following ▁overall ▁number ▁of ▁p led ged ▁deleg ates ▁is ▁subject ▁to ▁change , ▁as ▁possible ▁penalty / bon us ▁deleg ates ▁( a ward ed ▁for ▁each ▁states ▁scheduled ▁election ▁date ▁and ▁potential ▁regional ▁clust ering ) ▁may ▁be ▁alter ed . ▁ ▁C andid ates ▁who ▁have ▁susp ended ▁their ▁campaign s ▁without ▁having ▁received ▁any ▁p led ged ▁or ▁super delegate ▁end ors ements , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁those ▁who ' ve ▁susp ended ▁their ▁campaign s ▁and ▁subsequently ▁lost ▁their ▁end ors ements ▁to ▁other ▁candidates , ▁are ▁not ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁table ▁below . ▁ ▁President ial ▁and ▁vice ▁president ial ▁ball oting ▁Since ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁un cont ested ▁ball oting ▁has ▁been ▁done ▁by ▁a ▁full ▁roll ▁call ▁vote . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁ball oting ▁was ▁stopped ▁short ▁by ▁agreement ▁of ▁the ▁two