New hearing is scheduled for WA redistricting map case
A hearing before the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington should help define the future of a legislative district in the Yakima Valley. Supporters say the redrawn map proposals could preserve the Latino vote but opponents say it could dilute the native vote.
An evidentiary hearing is scheduled for March 8. It is the latest chapter following the 2022 lawsuit that challenged Washington’s redistricting map to preserve the Latino vote in the Yakima Valley.
The initial lawsuit claimed the original redistricting maps dilute the Latino vote and violate the Federal Voting Rights Act in Legislative District 15.
In August 2023, District Court Judge Robert Lasnik ruled the map must be redrawn.
https://www.nwpb.org/2024/03/04/new-hearing-is-scheduled-for-wa-redistricting-map-case/