(NewsNation) — Voters won’t cast ballots in the 2024 presidential election until November, but the two candidates vying for the White House will receive their respective party’s official blessing at national conventions taking place this summer.
The Republican National Convention and Democratic National Convention are only separated by just more than a month on the calendar and by just more than 90 miles geographically.
Both events will serve as the political highlight of the summer, as party delegates are tasked with removing the presumptive tag from the front of their candidates’ names.
But what happens at these events and what does the process to propel a candidate to the top of the Republican and Democratic ticket look like? Here’s what voters need to know head...