Biden to become Democratic nominee within weeks via virtual vote, despite turmoil

July 15 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden is on track to receive the official 2024 presidential nomination from fellow Democrats for a second term in a virtual vote in late July ahead of the party's national convention, despite calls for him to step aside, four people involved in the process told Reuters.

Democrats and Republicans typically use their national conventions to nominate their candidates officially, but Biden will be nominated weeks before his party gathers for the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Aug. 19 - a plan that was announced long before Biden's shaky June 27 debate.

But exactly how the early process will work is unclear, the state party officials and national Democrats interviewed for this story said.

The virtual vote is a "terrible idea," said Aaron Regunberg, a member of the steering committee for Democratic group Pass the Torch, adding that this would "deeply undermine the morale of Democrats – delegates, volunteers, grassroots organizers, donors and ordinary voters – at the worst possible time."