Advocates look to line up Latino voters in new 15th District
by David Lester
Yakima Herald-Republic
YAKIMA, Wash. -- ...
The Washington State Redistricting Commission nearly at the 11th hour Sunday created a majority Latino 15th District entirely within Yakima County. Along with its Lower Valley focus, the district now includes parts of the city of Yakima as well as Terrace Heights, Selah and Gleed, along with the eastern part of the county.
The new district's western edge follows U.S. Highway 97 from Union Gap to the Klickitat County line.
The district would be much more compact, effectively switching places with the 14th District, which would include parts of Yakima and the western part of the county as well as Klickitat, Skamania and part of Clark County.
The Legislature can make minor adjustments to the commissioners' maps in the upcoming session. But lawmakers can't change more than 2 percent of a district's population and that requires a two-thirds vote ...
http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2012/01/03/advocates-look-to-line-up-latino-voters-in-new-15th-district
