​​New WA political maps a mystery after final redistricting meeting

The four voting members of the commission had until the end of Monday to approve new congressional and legislative district maps and send them to the state Legislature. 

But it wasn’t immediately clear whether the commission had completed its job or not. The two Democrats and two Republicans appeared to approve new maps with seconds to go until midnight, but it also appeared they didn’t vote to transmit them until after the midnight deadline had passed.

Then the comission immediately adjourned, without making the maps public — and without discussing whether members had successfully finished their work. 

The four commissioners had spent most of the evening discussing matters privately, in what

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