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
→ Continue reading at Crosscut
