Vice President Kamala Harris has secured enough votes from Democratic delegates to become the party’s nominee for president, Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison announced on Friday.

The online voting process, which began on Thursday, will continue until Monday. However, Harris’s campaign celebrated the milestone as she crossed the threshold to secure the majority of delegates’ votes, marking her as the presumptive Democratic nominee.

Harris is set to make history as the first woman of color to lead a major party’s ticket for the presidency. “I am honored to be the presumptive Democratic nominee,” Harris said during a call with supporters.

Chair Harrison expressed confidence in the party’s unity and strength, stating, “We will rally around Vice President Kamala Harris and demonstrate the strength of our party” at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago later this month.

The nomination process has been accelerated due to President Joe Biden’s decision not to seek reelection, prompting an online vote to ensure Harris meets ballot access deadlines, particularly in Ohio. Delegates began casting their votes via secure email, and the formal nomination is expected to be finalized by August 7, even though the convention will not begin until August 19.

Harris has yet to select her running mate and is expected to interview potential candidates over the weekend. Despite the accelerated timeline, the Democratic Party plans to hold a state-by-state roll call during the convention, although it will be largely ceremonial due to the online voting.

President Biden endorsed Harris shortly after announcing his decision to exit the race, which propelled her campaign forward. No other major candidates challenged Harris for the nomination. Under party rules, delegates had to pledge support from at least 300 members, with no more than 50 signatures from any one delegation, making Harris the sole choice for the delegates.

Any delegates who choose to vote for someone other than Harris will be tallied as “present.”

The Democratic Party argued that having the nominee in place before the convention was crucial to meet ballot access deadlines in Ohio. Although Ohio lawmakers have since extended the deadline to September 1, Democratic attorneys warned that waiting until after the initial deadline could invite legal challenges.

The formal nomination of Kamala Harris as the Democratic candidate for president marks a significant moment in American politics, as she prepares to challenge Republican nominee Donald Trump in the upcoming election.