Kamala Harris has enough Democratic delegate votes to be presidential nominee

Ms Harris is poised to be the first woman of colour at the top of a major party’s ticket

Vice President Kamala Harris (LM Otero/AP)

Vice President Kamala Harris had secured enough votes from Democratic delegates to officially be the party’s nominee for president, Democratic National Committee chair Jamie Harrison has said.

The online voting process does not end until Monday, but the campaign marked the moment when she crossed the threshold to have the majority of delegates’ votes.