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Primary Election: May 27, 2008 Presidential Preference Primary Election Candidate List |
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IDAHO DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS AND PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE PRIMARY ELECTION
Selecting delegates to the party nominating conventions
for President of the United States
The Republican Party presidential delegates are chosen through the traditional Presidential Preference Primary Election, Tuesday, May 27th, 2008 May Primary.
The Democratic Party uses the caucus system for selecting delegates to their national nominating convention. The Democratic Party 2008 Caucuses was held in counties all around Idaho on February 5th, 2008.
It is important to remember that all other party nominees are chosen at the Presidential Preference Primary Election May 27th and will include federal offices such as Senator and Congressman as well as state and county offices.
As opposed to a primary election where the actual voting is fairly brief and done by secret ballot, a caucus selects a nominee through a party meeting.
Through one of these methods, delegates are chosen for the national convention of each party who in turn vote for the eventual party nominee. Even though the Democratic candidates for President will appear on the Primary Election ballot, it is the results of the caucus that are binding for the presidential delegates.
Caucuses are controlled by the rules for that political party whereas as primary elections are conducted by County Clerks in accordance with state law and under the supervision of the Idaho Secretary of State.
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