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OPINION: Regan rewrites the rules: How the KCRCC chairman overruled Precinct 417 voters to consolidate power

| June 20, 2025 1:00 AM

In his June 10 column, Brent Regan claims he was merely following the rules when he declared the elected precinct committeeman for Precinct 417, Kathleen Tillman, to have vacated her seat. He insists her removal was automatic and mandatory, dictated by the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee (KCRCC) bylaws. But the rules are just shadows on the periphery of Mr. Regan’s mind. 

Let’s begin with Regan’s central claim: that the bylaws required Tillman’s removal and left the Chairman with no discretion. 

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