US Democrats start voting to nominate Harris as presidential candidate

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign rally in Atlanta, Georgia, July 30, 2024. [VOA]

U.S. Democrats began voting to nominate Vice President Kamala Harris as their 2024 presidential candidate to run against former Republican President Donald Trump in the November election for a new four-year term in the White House.

Nearly 4,000 Democratic activists and politicians sent in signatures supporting Harris at the start of a five-day electronic vote ahead of the party's four-day national convention from August 19 to 22 in Chicago.