By Cindy Madigan, Multi-Member Districts Education Project

Some of you may remember our May 2023 state convention in Pasco where we received member approval for this education project. We have been working hard on this project ever since.

Our group of Kit Muehlman and Cindy Madigan from Whatcom County, Chris Mason from Mason County, Cindy Black from Snohomish County, and Kirsten Rooks from King County have spent many months working on a slide presentation and webpage. We asked two professors from Western Washington University and two League members to read and review the slide presentation.

On November 9 we will launch our education program with a presentation on Zoom. 

About the Presentation

Join us on Saturday November 9 at 10am for a zoom presentation with Q&A.

The system used for electing our representatives is seldom questioned in the United States. Recently, in the face of voter apathy and increased expressions of antipathy towards government, have some Americans begun to consider that there may be a relationship between the method used to select their representatives and peoples’ numerous complaints about the government it produces. This presentation will outline what multi-member districts are, where and how they are used, as well as how they could improve representation.

The presentation will be recorded and soon we will have a webpage with resources and FAQ’s.

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Schedule a Presentation for Your Local League

We will be delighted to accept your invitation to present at local league meetings in 2025 as we continue to update our webpage and FAQ with your questions and with news from Portland, OR and other jurisdictions who are using multi-member districts to elect legislative bodies.

Please reach out to Cindy Madigan or Kit Muehlman with questions at mmd@lwvwa.org.