Making Democracy Work Ensure the redistricting process is accessible and transparent with timeframes that enable input and strengthen results and support an accurate and complete 2020 Census. Issue Team Chair: Alison McCaffree, amccaffree@lwvwa.org, (253) 720-6813 |
Speak Up Schools - Talk to the 2021 Redistricting Commission For more information go to our page on Speak Up Schools here. Train the Trainer Workshop December 9-17, 2020. Registration Link: speakup.brownpapertickets.com 2020 Legislative Session Wrap Up(Interested in the 2019 Session Recap? Click Here) Redistricting reform now moves our focus to the 2021 Washington State Redistricting Commission itself. The Commission will begin its work in January 2021 and end November 15, 2021. We are still fighting to improved citizen trust, transparency, representation and overall effectiveness of the redistricting commission and its processes. The next steps:
For future legislative sessions we will be developing the following legislation and possible initiatives:
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Bill League Supported that Has Been Signed Into Law
Bills League Watched that Did Not Pass
Redistricting Advocacy Powerpoint Download the latest Redistricting Advocacy PowerPoint Presentation Here. Click Here. There are a number of other areas of Democracy that we are working on. Please see Campaign Finance & Government Ethics, Elections, and Election Security. |