A U.S. District Court judge has adopted a new Washington legislative map to create a majority-Latino voting district in the Yakima area. The map was chosen three years after the state’s once-a-decade political redistricting process began, but in time for the 2024 election.
The decision was left to Judge Robert Lasnik after the state, and Secretary of State Steven Hobbs, were sued after the Washington State Redistricting Commission completed its work, with plaintiffs saying the original map did not comply with federal voting-rights law.
Under the new map, known as Remedial Map 3B, the Latino-majority district unites Latino communities from East Yakima in Yakima County to Pasco in Franklin County.
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