Q. My address is Post Falls, but I don’t see any city candidates or initiatives on my ballot? Why can’t I vote on these?
- City Initiatives, Bonds, Levies, and Candidates can only be voted on by those inside the city limits, or in the case of utility districts, inside the district served by the utility. Even though your address may show Post Falls, if you are not inside the city limits, you are official in unincorporated Kootenai County. This means you cannot vote on city ballot items, but it also means the city government, codes, taxes, and other regulations don’t apply to you either.
Q. What is the difference between a Caucus and a Primary?
- Most states hold presidential primaries prior to the general election to determine to which candidates for each party the state’s delegates will be allocated. Some states choose to hold caucuses to choose the party candidates. At a high level, Presidential Primaries are run by the state’s election process using standard ballots while caucuses are organized by the parties themselves and involve in- person discussions and voting by secret ballots.
- More information can be found here: https://www.usa.gov/primaries-caucuses