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====State residency==== Under party rules, automatic delegates shall "legally reside in their respective state and ... shall be recognized as part of their state's delegation" (Rule 9.E).<ref name=2020Rules/> For example, in the [[2008 Democratic National Convention|2008 convention]], former Maine Governor [[Kenneth M. Curtis]] was a superdelegate (by virtue of his position as a past DNC chair), but because he had moved to Florida in 2006, he was counted as part of the Florida delegation, not the Maine delegation.<ref name=Ambinder>Marc Ambinder, [https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2008/03/two-superdelegates-in-maine-may-change-the-math/52143/ Two Superdelegates In Maine May Change The Math], ''The Atlantic'' (March 3, 2008).</ref><ref>Fredreka Schouten, [https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=4569350&page=1 'Super delegate' tally remains slippery], ''USA Today'' (2008).</ref><ref>[https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2008/03/09/empty-chair-attack-is-having-an-effect/ Empty Chair Attack Is Having an Effect], ''Tampa Bay Times'' (March 9, 2008).</ref>
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