OPINION: They’ve sold out your vote
Mary Souza
Dorothy Moon, chair of the Idaho State Republican Party (IDGOP), cares much more about the national spotlight than she does about the votes of Idaho’s registered Republicans. She is excited to change our primary voting system to an early caucus which she thinks might attract visits from presidential candidates. Dorothy wants national media attention on her leadership of the IDGOP and does not seem to care about Idaho’s Republican voter turnout.
It is well-known that a caucus typically results in lower voter participation and offers less secure systems. Caucuses are held on one day only, at very specific, very limited times and places, not your usual voting location. The caucus system also does not use regular ballots or our usual secure counting procedures. And there are no absentee ballots possible. Any voter who cannot attend the caucus due to work, travel, illness, family obligations, etc., is just out of luck.
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