Presidential primary’s end will save more than $44,000 here

Whitman County will not hold a presidential primary in 2012, after Gov. Chris Gregoire last Friday signed a bill to do away with that election.

The change, proposed as a cost-savings measure by Secretary of State Sam Reed, means once again all of the state’s electoral delegates will be selected by precinct caucuses and state party conventions.

Whitman County Auditor Eunice Coker supported the move, citing its cost-savings and saying it held little relevance in whom the state selected for its presidential nominees.

“For an independent, blanket primary, independents like I am, I want to vote for...