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Among its provisions, the act allows individuals to issue a request for voting by districts as opposed to at-large elections, something that was a key issue in the lawsuit against Yakima. It also requires public notification of proposed changes to elections. [1] In 2023 the Washington State Legislature passed HB 1048 to strengthen the WVRA. [2]
The 2023 ruling required the state commission to redraw the district in time for the 2024 legislative session. [2] A revised map was approved by U.S. District judge Robert S. Lasnik in March 2024; it shifted the 15th district to cover the northern half of Yakima County and the 14th district for the rest of the county, where a Latino-heavy ...
Mitt Romney won the district with 60% in 2012, while Donald Trump won this district all three times he ran, with 57% in both 2016 and 2020, and 59% in 2024. This district was the most Republican congressional district in the state in all five of those presidential elections. Only three Democrats have ever represented the district in Congress.
(The Center Square) – Three days after the election, several state legislative contests in Washington have yet to be called. Democrats hoped to pick up a seat or two in the Yakima Valley thanks ...
All voter guide content is free and outside of the paywall. Platte County voters will have the chance to cast a ballot in the primary elections on Aug. 6 — or sooner. Early voting starts on July 23.
The district includes all of Klickitat and Skamania counties, most of western Yakima County, and a slice of eastern Clark County. [1] This mostly rural district is represented by state senator Curtis King and state representatives Chris Corry (position 1) [2] and Gina Mosbrucker (position 2), all Republicans.
In their new book, "The Rural Voter: The Politics of Place and the Disuniting of America," Colby College political scientists Nicholas F. Jacobs and Daniel M. Shea set out to describe what ...
Yakima County is a county in the U.S. state of Washington.As of the 2020 census, its population was 256,728. [1] The county seat and most populous city is Yakima. [2] The county was formed out of Ferguson County in January 1865 and is named for the Yakama tribe of Native Americans.