Washington's redistricting commission has until Monday to decide on new legislative, congressional district boundaries

The current boundaries of the state’s 49 legislative districts. 

Wa Redistricting Commission

The congressional and legislative districts that encompass King County will look different after Monday, which is the deadline for the state’s bipartisan redistricting committee to agree on new boundary lines for each of the 10 congressional districts and 49 legislative districts in Washington.

The redistricting process is done every 10 years to reflect changes in population, which are recorded by the decennial census. Unlike many other states, where new district lines are drawn by the political party in power, Washington’s district lines are drawn by bipartisan commission made up of

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