Hello Tim,
“Uncommitted,” “no preference,” or “noncommitted delegate.” are in fact options on the ballot in the primaries of certain states, meaning that the voter votes for a delegate who does not support a specific candidate among those in the running. A way to vote blank, or to express a protest vote.
In fact, 13% of the votes went to the “uncommitted” box in Michigan during the Democratic primary, Tuesday February 27. Voters were asked to choose this option at the call of part of the Arab and Muslim community of this state, the largest in the country, to demonstrate their dissatisfaction with the support provided by the White House to the Israeli offensive. in the Gaza Strip.
As explained by Philadelphia Inquirer, half of the sixteen states voting on this Super Tuesday offer an “uncommitted” option. In the Democratic primary:AlabamaTHE ColoradoL‘IowaTHE MassachusettsTHE Minnesotathere North Carolinaand the Tennessee. On the Republican side, this is the case in Alabama, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas.
Note that Minnesota has a large Muslim minority which could be tempted, as in Michigan, to express its disapproval of Biden’s stated support for Israel. And in Colorado, where 72 delegates are at stake, if the “uncommitted” vote wins at least 15% of the vote, it could send delegates to the Democratic convention in August.