INTERACTIVE: Understanding national party conventions

Posted to: First Voter Multimedia News Politics Presidential Election

By Miranda Mulligan
The Virginian-Pilot
© August 21, 2008

Research and additional production by Stephanie M. Lee, a 2008 summer intern at The Virginian-Pilot and a student at the University of California-Berkeley.

EVERY FOUR YEARS IN NOVEMBER, America votes for its next leader. But how does it determine who will appear on the ballot? At national party conventions, the presidential and vice-presidential candidates are nominated — and the race for the White House is on.

Click on the interactive presentation below to learn more about the party conventions, how they work and why they are important in American politics.

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