The Credentials Committee handles disputes on the eligibility of convention delegates. Many of the same 56 delegates who attended the first meeting participated in the second. The Democratic Party uses pledged delegates and superdelegates. With over 450 voting delegates in attendance. All previous delegates have been re-elected. Participants from 190 countries attended, with a record 2704 delegates. The conference was attended by 41 local delegates and 25 Spaniards. Cruz received the support of the majority of the delegates. Participation of delegates with appropriate expertise is encouraged. There are 53 pledged delegates and 6 unpledged delegates. He received the votes of four delegates. The sections lost all rights to control their delegates and officials. Councils operate on the principle of recallable delegates. Huckabee finished the race with 240 pledged delegates. Each candidate was estimated to have earned 7 of Wyoming's 14 pledged delegates.