Democrats are using the vote-by-mail presidential primary moved up this year from May _ for the first time to allocate delegates instead of the smaller caucuses used in previous years.
Officials say more than 12,000 ballots, representing 10% of registered voters have been sent to the Yakima County Auditors Office.
The ballots were mailed last week.
OLYMPIA (AP) — The Senate has passed a measure that would move the state's presidential primary from May to March.
The chamber approved Senate Bill 5333 on a 34-15 vote Monday. It now heads to the House for consideration.
The bill was requested by Secretary of State Kim Wyman, who had said she wanted the earlier date so that the state could be more relevant in helping choose presidential nominees