Idaho holds a presidential primary on March 8, 2016, for qualified parties that tell the Secretary of State that they want a presidential primary and will have at least two candidates. The Constitution Party has notified the Secretary of State that it intends to have a contested presidential primary.
Earlier this year, the legislature moved the presidential primary from May 2016 to March 2016. The Constitution Party’s presidential convention is in April 2016. The Constitution Party says the delegates sent to the national convention will be bound by the outcome of its presidential primary.
This will be the first time the Constitution Party has ever had a presidential primary in any state with at least two candidates listed on the ballot. The Constitution Party has had presidential primaries in California and Missouri, but in those primaries only one presidential candidate was on the primary ballot. Thanks to Floyd Whitley for the news.
Which voters will be permitted to vote in the party’s primary?
Good question. I don’t know. The law lets the party make the decision by November of 2015. If they wish, they could allow all voters to vote in their presidential primary, or just independents, or maybe just Constitution Party members.
I learned the answer. Even though the party expects to let independents vote in its May 2016 primary for office other than president, it has closed its presidential primary to just party members.
Wonder how many candidates will be contesting their primary.
So the Idaho tax payer will be paying maybe thousands of dollars for a primary that may only get under a 1000 votes? How many ballots will the state have to print for the CP.
https://2016presidentialinterviews.wordpress.com/2015/09/07/j-r-myers-constitution-for-president-2016-presidential-candidate-interview-audio/
Chairman Myers would be an outstanding candidate for the Constitutionists.