Idaho Democrats Applaud Changes To Caucuses, Presidential Nominating Process

Idaho Democrats are supporting changes made by the national Democratic Party. They’re backing a new way the party will choose its presidential candidate.

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Idaho Democrats will also shift away from a caucus system, which can last for hours. Instead, they’ll host a primary in 2020 to choose a presidential candidate.

“People like to vote in primaries and caucuses, that requires quite a bit of effort and for some people it’s so difficult to do that. It’s just not worth their time,” Marley says.

He and DNC officials encouraged other states to make the switch. If they still choose to run a caucus, they will now be required to allow absentee voting.

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