Yakima Washington

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Yakima City Council Settles on ACLU Map

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Washington: On Tuesday, the Yakima City Council decided not to appeal a recent federal court decision overturning its at-large election system and approving a district map drawn by one of…

Local Redistricting, RedistrictingACLU, Washington, Yakima Washington

New Developments in Yakima, WA Vote Dilution Case

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Yakima, WA: The Yakima city council voted this week to give themselves more time to decide if the council will appeal a recent federal court ruling invalidating its at-large method…

Redistricting Race RulesACLU, Yakima Washington

ACLU Seeking Millions in Yakima Voting Rights Lawsuit

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The city of Yakima lost a voting rights lawsuit against its at-large city council elections. Now the ACLU, which filed the lawsuit - wants court costs and attorneys fees. The…

RedistrictingACLU, Washington, Yakima Washington

Judge Chooses ACLU Map for Yakima, Washington City Council

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Its official, the Yakima, Washington city council will now elect its members from seven single-member districts, two of which will have large Latino voting populations. The city had been sued…

UncategorizedArizona, Florida, Virginia, Yakima Washington

Quarterly Redistricting Update: January 2015

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Arizona October 2014- The Supreme Court agreed to hear the Arizona State Legislature’s case against the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission - formed in 2000 when voters approved Proposition 106. This proposition amended…

UncategorizedFlorida, North Carolina, quarterly updates, Texas, Yakima Washington

Quarterly Redistricting Update: October 2014

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Florida Fair Districts Case In early July, a circuit court judge in Tallahassee ruled Florida’s congressional map did indeed violate the state’s Fair Districts amendments outlawing partisan influenced linedrawing. The…