As we've seen in other states, sometimes as the final votes are calculated some adjustments are made as candidates surpass new threshold numbers which award a greater share of pledged delegates than previously reported. In other cases, the final tallies for pledged delegates is refined at the State Convention, depending upon turnout, which is based roughly on the results of the raw election totals during the statewide election contests held previously.
Most states (perhaps all but I'm not sure of this fact yet) have three forms of pledged delegates--district-level, at-large, and PLEOs (Party Leader/Elected Official).
The district level delegates are the majority of pledged delegates awarded, and they are assigned based on the election returns for each of the districts as designated by the state. For most states the districts are Congressional. Other states, like Texas, used state senatorial districts. Regardless, depending upon the number of delegates awarded to each district, each candidate earns a number of those delegates based upon what thresholds their vote percentage totals allots.
Both the at-large and PLEO pledged delegates are awarded based on statewide vote percentages. These delegates are the minority of pledged delegates awarded in each state contest.
According to NBC News, which is my preferred source for delegate updates, the final totals in Alaska and Colorado have been updated, and in each case, Obama has taken a pledged delegate away from Senator Clinton's total from the raw primary-day total.
These corrections result in a four-pledged-delegate swing in Obama's favor, and brings him two more delegates closer to clinching the nomination. If somehow the magic number of pledged delegate majority increases again as a result of a Michigan/Florida resolution, then these two extra delegates may come in handy for Senator Obama to reach that new number.
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