OPINION: Why your vote in May matters

The American political party system is much more than just the elected officials at the top of the ballot like the president, members of Congress and state governors.  

The foundation of our political parties rests in our neighborhoods, referred to as precincts across the entire United States. Idaho has 975 neighborhood precincts and 73 of those are in Kootenai County. Voters in neighborhood precincts from across each county in Idaho elect precinct committeemen (PCs) to represent them on their party’s county central committee.