Simone Leeper News Today

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday steered clear of Washington state’s redistricting battle.

The Supreme Court may take up an appeal, but for now, Enumclaw looks to be sharing representation with the far more liberal Issaquah.

In Washington and other states, independent redistricting commissions have fallen prey to partisanship, just like the legislative bodies they were meant to replace.

A federal judge in August ordered a single Yakima Valley legislative district redrawn to give Latino voters a louder political voice.

The newly drawn map could potentially add a few more Democrats to the mix in Olympia.

The Legislature can either regroup the redistricting commission — an unprecedented move that some say is unlikely — or pass the task to a federal court.

The Legislature can either regroup the redistricting commission — an unprecedented move that some say is unlikely — or pass the task to a federal court.

WASHINGTON STATE — A federal judge has determined that Washington states latest redistricting plan is invalid because it violates provisions in the Voting Rights Act against discriminatory voting practices.

The coastal county faces a drawn-out trial over claims of intentional discrimination in its 2021 redistricting of commissioners court precincts. The only district in which Black and Latino voters could meaningfully influence elections was dismantled.

The coastal county faces a drawn-out trial over claims of intentional discrimination in its 2021 redistricting of commissioners court precincts. The only district in which Black and Latino voters could meaningfully influence elections was dismantled.