Kamala Harris Secures Democratic Presidential Nomination

Vice President Kamala Harris has garnered enough votes from Democratic delegates to become the party's presidential nominee. The voting process, which began Thursday, will conclude on Monday. Harris is the first woman of color to lead a major party's ticket and is expected to finalize her running mate soon.

Vice President Kamala Harris has officially secured enough votes from Democratic delegates to become the party's nominee for president, according to Democratic National Committee Chair Jamie Harrison.

Although online voting will continue until Monday, the campaign celebrated her crossing the threshold of majority delegates' votes.

Harris, the first woman of color to top a major party's ticket, is expected to finalize her running mate soon. Despite the party’s convention in Chicago being weeks away, the nomination process was accelerated to meet ballot deadlines in Ohio.