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Contact: Filiz Satir, Communications Director, (360) 586-9000 |
| WHO: | Washington State Redistricting Commission |
| WHAT: | Revised congressional district draft plan |
| WHEN: | January 1, 2002 – 4:00 p.m. |
| WHERE: | 505 East Union Avenue, Suite 350, Olympia, Washington |
OLYMPIA — The Washington State Redistricting Commission will hold
a special meeting New Year’s Day to consider the latest revision
of a congressional district plan. Earlier in the month, the Redistricting
Commission’s voting members approved a legislative district proposal,
but did not reach consensus on a congressional plan for the state’s
2002 political boundaries.
Tuesday’s meeting will be the fifth special meeting of the bipartisan
commission since early November. Three of the commission’s four voting
members must agree on a final congressional plan before it is submitted
to the Legislature. (The Legislature received the commission’s legislative
proposal December 16.) As is true with the legislative plan, legislators
may only make minor changes to the congressional proposal. Any amendments,
if proposed, must be approved by a two-thirds majority of both the House
and the Senate, and passed within the first 30 days of the 2002 legislative
session.
To review a copy of the agenda, visit the Commission’s web site at
www.redistricting.wa.gov
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The Washington State Redistricting Commission is a bipartisan agency of five commissioners established to redraw legislative and congressional district boundaries every 10 years. When redistricting is completed, the commission will close its doors. In 2011, a new commission will be appointed to ensure that Washington residents are fairly represented in Congress and the Washington. |
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