What to know about Idaho’s Democratic caucus

In just a few short days, Democrats in Idaho will be able to cast their vote for president at the caucus Tuesday.

It’s an open caucus so anyone can participate, no matter what party affiliation you have, as long as you didn’t vote in the Republican primary. You don’t even have to be 18, as long as you will by the general election in November.

People will cast multiple votes throughout the night. Right when you arrive, you decide which candidate you prefer, so which sub-caucus you want to join. There are four options: Hilary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, Rocky De La Fuente (a business man from California who made the ballot), and then there’s an unaffiliated option.

Next someone will speak on behalf of each candidate. After listening to each representative, you have the chance to pick a new candidate. This process repeats until all of the delegates are decided.

“Once that’s done, everybody divides into their individual caucuses, and they assign their delegates. They vote for their delegates. They vote for who they’re going to send to the convention here in Idaho, and from the convention, who they’ll send to the national convention,” said Bonneville County Democratic Party spokeswoman Miranda Marquit.

For a candidate to get any delegates, they have to get 15 percent of the vote.

Here’s a link to find where your county caucus will be held.