Boundary County Democratic caucuses set for tomorrow

March 21, 2016

The race to the White House continues on here in Boundary County, as Democrats in the county and throughout Idaho gather tomorrow to discuss and select their preferred candidate in the Idaho Democratic caucuses. At stake are 27 delegates Idaho will send to the Democratic National Convention, to be held in Philadelphia in four months beginning July 25. At tomorrow's county caucuses, 384 delegates will be selected who will attend the state convention in Boise in June, representing Democrats in their counties. The candidates local Democrats will be discussing include Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, San Diego businessman Rocky De La Fuente, and "uncommitted." The caucus meetings will begin tomorrow evening at 6:00 p.m. sharp at the Boundary COunty Fairgrounds (though the doors will be open and entry will be permitted beginning at 4:30 p.m.). As the meeting begins at 6:00 p.m., the doors will be closed at that time, and no further admittance will be allowed. When the doors are closed, the discussions and voting will begin. Generally, anyone can attend the meeting, even just to watch, if space is available. Only those who meet the rules of Basic Qualifications may cast votes. To participate in the caucus and vote one must be signed up. Signing up can be done at the door at the meeting, but officials recommend signing up in advance, to avoid lines and making it faster and easier to enter the meeting. Those who voted in the March 8 Idaho Republican Presidential Primary are not allowed to actively participate and vote in the Democratic caucus. Those who are age 17, but who will be at the eligible voting age of 18 by the time of the November 8 general election, may participate. The business of the caucus will be to elect local delegates to represent Boundary County Democrat party members at the Idaho statewide convention. Those locally-selected delegates, who are selected based upon which national candidates they support, among other things, will vote to choose delegates for the National Convention that will reflect the choices made at the county level and statewide conventions.