Communities of Color Push Back on WA Voting Map
“There’s been overwhelming community testimony throughout this process explicitly naming that the Yakama Nation should be kept intact with the Yakima Valley, given their long history of shared organizing, interests, political priorities, economy, agriculture,” Hong explained…
But Hong noted district lines in the Yakima region remain a thorny subject. He pointed out Redistricting Justice for Washington could take legal action based on the Voting Rights Act to challenge the legislative map.
“The Legislature has the authority to alter the commission’s maps by up to 2% before approving them,” Hong emphasized. “We want to see how that plays out…”