ELECTION: Move up date of presidential primary

The Washington State Republican Party believes all voters ought to have a say in the selection process for their party’s presidential nominee. There are less than two weeks left to move the presidential primary to March 8 (from the current date of May 24).

The secretary of state can reconvene the special committee, and the vote of just one Democrat is needed to join with the other committee members (and the majority of state voters!) in allowing a March 8 primary.

For the past two decades, every presidential primary has been moved to February or March. Why, in a year when the contests have garnered so much interest (a new record for CNN in all-time ratings for the most recent Republican debate) should we put Washington state in the back row of primaries, when we could have a front-row seat?

Readers can contact the state Democratic Party at 206-583-0664 and the secretary of state at mail@sos.wa.gov or 360-902-4151. A citizen uprising could change 2016 election history!

This story was originally published September 18, 2015 at 9:49 AM with the headline "ELECTION: Move up date of presidential primary."