Commission releases first drafts of redrawn Seattle council districts
The Seattle Redistricting Commission released four proposed drafts of newly-redrawn city council districts this week.
Seattle first divided out seven geographically-based council districts in 2013. That replaced the previous system, which had all nine councilmembers serving as “at-large” representatives. Under the system approved as part of a charter amendment in 2013, just two councilmembers now serve in an at-large capacity.
For the first time since that system was implemented, Seattle’s district lines will be redrawn using new census data. The commission must adhere to a handful of requirements as part of its work, including:
Producing “compact and contiguous districts that are not gerrymandered”
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