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All the delegates gather in a huge hall to choose the party’s candidate for President at the national convention. Each of the fifty states has sent a group of people called a "delegation" to represent its voters. Smaller states may have only a few delegates, while states with large populations have many delegates. The names of all the candidates are placed in nomination to be considered by the entire convention during the roll call of the states. As a state is called, the delegates cast their votes for the candidates who are most popular in their states. One candidate can be declared the winner if the candidate has a majority of votes after just one ballot or roll-call vote. If no one has a clear majority, there must be another call of the roll. Balloting continues until there is a winner. It took the Democrats fourteen days and over one hundred ballots to select a candidate in 1924. The candidate with the most votes wins and becomes the party’s choice for President of the United States.
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