CNN will conduct a live televised drawing to decide which of two primary debates the 20 Democratic presidential candidates will appear in on July 30 and 31, the network announced Monday. 

The drawing will take place at 8 p.m. on July 18. 

The two debates, both from Detroit, will be moderated by CNN chief political correspondent Dana Bash Dana BashTrump says officials will investigate whether California is using 1619 Project in classrooms Veterans Affairs secretary defends Trump: 'I judge a man by his actions' GOP senator dismisses national intelligence director election security briefings: 'This is blown way out of proportion' MORE, “CNN Tonight” anchor Don Lemon Don Carlton LemonCNN's Don Lemon: 'Blow up the entire system' remark taken out of context CNN's Lemon: 'We're going to have to blow up the entire system' if Democrats win back White House, Senate Scaramucci to Lemon: Trump 'doubling down' on downplaying virus 'should scare' viewers MORE and “The Lead” and “State of the Union” anchor Jake Tapper Jacob (Jake) Paul TapperThe media's misleading use of COVID-19 data Julia Louis-Dreyfus: 'We can't spend much time grieving' Ginsburg Pence aide dismisses concerns rushed vote on Trump nominee will hurt vulnerable senators MORE. 

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In order to qualify for the debates, candidates must either average more than 1 percent support in three qualified polls or have 65,000 unique donors to their respective campaigns.  For the latter qualifier, the candidates must have at least 200 different donors per state in a minimum of 20 states. 

The 20 candidates who do qualify for the July debates will be notified by the Democratic National Committee and CNN on July 17, one night before the live drawing. 

The Democratic Party has sought to prevent the debates from appearing to be divided up into a “junior” and “senior” debate that would place all of the top polling candidates on one night. 

It’s not clear if the drawing will be completely random or if it will ensure a similar scenario to the one used for this year’s first debates, which placed Sen. Elizabeth Warren Elizabeth WarrenHillicon Valley: Subpoenas for Facebook, Google and Twitter on the cards | Wray rebuffs mail-in voting conspiracies | Reps.  raise mass surveillance concerns On The Money: Anxious Democrats push for vote on COVID-19 aid | Pelosi, Mnuchin ready to restart talks | Weekly jobless claims increase | Senate treads close to shutdown deadline Democratic senators ask inspector general to investigate IRS use of location tracking service MORE (D-Mass.) on the first night and other top-tier polling candidates, including former Vice President Joe Biden Joe BidenPelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' Hillicon Valley: Subpoenas for Facebook, Google and Twitter on the cards | Wray rebuffs mail-in voting conspiracies | Reps.  raise mass surveillance concerns Fox News poll: Biden ahead of Trump in Nevada, Pennsylvania and Ohio MORE, Sen. Bernie Sanders Bernie SandersThe Hill's Campaign Report: Trump faces backlash after not committing to peaceful transition of power Bernie Sanders: 'This is an election between Donald Trump and democracy' The Hill's 12:30 Report: Trump stokes fears over November election outcome MORE (I-Vt.),  Sen. Kamala Harris Kamala HarrisHundreds of lawyers from nation's oldest African American sorority join effort to fight voter suppression Biden picks up endorsement from progressive climate group 350 Action 3 reasons why Biden is misreading the politics of court packing MORE (D-Calif.) and South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg Pete ButtigiegBillionaire who donated to Trump in 2016 donates to Biden The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by Facebook - GOP closes ranks to fill SCOTUS vacancy by November Buttigieg stands in as Pence for Harris's debate practice MORE on the second night. 

The Hill has reached out to CNN for comment. 

The first two primary debates of the 2019-2020 campaign season on NBC, MSNBC and Telemundo last month captured 15.3 million viewers across the three networks on the first night and 18.1 million on the second night. 

The viewership for the second night marked the highest viewership for a Democratic primary debate in history. 

The most-watched televised primary debate occurred in August 2015, when more than 24 million people tuned in to Fox News for the first Republican debate of that campaign season. 

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