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Federal judge to decide on new Latino voter majority [WA] district map
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| Contributor | Ralphie |
| Last Edited | Ralphie Mar 12, 2024 05:24pm |
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| Category | News |
| Author | Mai Hoang |
| News Date | Tuesday, March 12, 2024 11:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | At a Friday hearing in U.S. District Court in Seattle, attorneys discussed the merits and deficits of one of five proposed maps — known as Remedial Map 3A — to establish a Latino-majority district that aligns with federal voting laws. An expert retained by conservative Latino voters intervening in the case also spoke about their preferred alternative map.
In August, Lasnik ruled that the 15th Legislative District in Central Washington, as drawn by the Washington State Redistricting Commission in 2021, diluted voting power for Latinos in the region, siding with plaintiffs in the case, known as Palmer v. Hobbs.
The federal court is now overseeing the map redrawing process after state legislators — primarily Democratic leaders — decided not to reconvene the state’s bipartisan redistricting commission. |
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