Bill to make Presidential Primary earlier awaits Inslee approval

3-5-2019

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington State’s presidential primary would move from May to March under a measure passed yesterday by the Legislature.

The measure moves the primary to the second Tuesday in March, and each party, instead of the Secretary of State, would determine which names are placed on the ballot representing the parties.

Republicans have used the primary to pick convention delegates while Democrats have relied on the caucus system.

State Democrats are expected to make a decision in early April on which method they’ll use to pick delegates in 2020.