led ged ▁deleg ates , ▁between ▁ 6 ▁and ▁ 8 ▁are ▁allocated ▁to ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁state ' s ▁ 8 ▁con gression al ▁districts ▁and ▁another ▁ 1 0 ▁are ▁allocated ▁to ▁party ▁leaders ▁and ▁elected ▁officials ▁( P LE O ▁deleg ates ), ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁ 1 7 ▁at - large ▁p led ged ▁deleg ates . ▁These ▁delegate ▁tot als ▁do ▁not ▁account ▁for ▁p led ged ▁delegate ▁bon uses ▁or ▁pen alt ies ▁from ▁timing ▁or ▁clust ering . ▁ ▁District - level ▁national ▁convention ▁deleg ates ▁will ▁be ▁voted ▁on ▁during ▁the ▁president ial ▁primary . ▁The ▁state ▁party ▁committee ▁meeting ▁on ▁Saturday , ▁May ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁will ▁vote ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 7 ▁p led ged ▁at - large ▁and ▁ 1 0 ▁P LE O ▁deleg ates ▁to ▁send ▁to ▁the ▁Democratic ▁National ▁Convention . ▁Should ▁president ial ▁candidates ▁present ▁fewer ▁delegate ▁candidates ▁than ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁deleg ates ▁they ▁were ▁allocated ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁president ial ▁primary , ▁then ▁the ▁additional ▁deleg ates ▁are ▁also ▁designated ▁at ▁this ▁point . ▁The ▁ 7 9 ▁p led ged ▁deleg ates ▁Maryland ▁sends ▁to ▁the ▁national ▁convention ▁will ▁be ▁joined ▁by ▁ 2 3 ▁un ple d ged ▁P LE O ▁deleg ates ▁( 1 3 ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Democratic ▁National ▁Committee ; ▁ 9 ▁members ▁of ▁Congress , ▁including ▁both ▁Sen ators ▁and ▁ 7 ▁U . S . ▁Representatives ; ▁and ▁former ▁D NC