Open questions:
1. I thought the convention was to confirm the nominee. Why is it BO’s choice on how to count the vote? Who decides on these mechinations of which states to count and when to stop counting etc?
2. Can a state refuse to list BO as a candidate tonight and thereby deny him votes? He has to have a certain number to be confirmed right?
However the rules about how that process comes about can vary from convention to convention. It's an internal matter for the party, meaning Dean and the Obama and Hillary camps work out the details.