Question: When Is the Best Time to Hold Primaries?

You’ll notice the results of the Spokane County primaries in the post below. Idaho, of course, stages its primaries on the last Tuesday before Memorial Day in the spring. Washington holds its primaries in mid-September as a jump-start to the fall election. So which approach is better?

Question: When do you prefer to vote in primary elections — in the spring, like Idaho; in the fall, like Washington? Please explain why?