Who gets Klobuchar's and Buttigieg's delegates?

[Jeebo]

Now that they've dropped out, are their delegates free to vote at the national convention for somebody else? Or are those delegates still legally committed to casting their votes for the candidates they're pledged to, even though those candidates are no longer running?

If those delegates are now no longer pledged, and if they vote for Biden because Klobuchar and Buttigieg endorsed him, then Biden suddenly leads in the delegate count, 86-60. If their candidates dropping out doesn't release them, then Sanders leads 60-53.

I have been watching MSNBC for several hours, but nobody has addressed this issue. MSNBC a few hours ago reported the current delegate count at Sanders 60, Biden 53, Buttigieg 26, Warren 8 and Klobuchar 7.

-- Ron

[AGeddy]

1. On the first vote, they MUST vote for Amy/Pete. On the second vote, they are free to switch.

[FBaggins]

2. They haven't really "dropped out"

They’ve suspended campaigning.

[LizBeth]

3. What about all the early votes for Steyer, Klobuchar and Pete? I hear Michigan will let

people change their vote. Anything on the other states?

[Indykatie]

5. I Saw a List Of All The States That Allow You to Change Your Vote

You can probably find it using Google. It appeared to be most of them IIRC.

[LizBeth]

6. Good to know, thanks.

[TomSlick]

4. If a candidate withdraws and releases their delegates, they are free to vote for whomever they will.

The withdrawing candidate can encourage - but not require - their released candidates to vote for a particular candidate. I would expect most delegates to vote as requested by the withdrawing candidate.

[thesquanderer]

7. Even if you count Amy/Pete delegates as likely Biden delegates...

...(at least second ballot), the "lead" of 86-60 is a kind of non-issue, since it would only be true for maybe about 24 hours. And while Biden is getting great press today that should help him in today's votes, none of that press is calling him the delegate leader. So, it's really academic.