Please support HB 2575 reforming Washington’s redistricting commission.

on February 7, 2020

Washington is a national leader for protecting the freedom to vote, but our redistricting process has fallen behind. In 2011, when Washington last redrew the maps, voters called for more opportunities to weigh in, more updates from the commission, and more language access for non-English speakers. Accurate, accountable redistricting is fundamental to a representative democracy. This legislative session, lawmakers are considering a groundbreaking bill that would make WA’s redistricting process one of the best in the country:

Create public forums statewide to solicit feedback from community members
Increase language access and translation services for non-English speaking voters and communities
Appoint redistricting commissioners earlier and pay them adequately so they can do their job with the focus it deserves
Require more public updates from commissioners to increase transparency

This can’t wait. If we don’t take action now, it’ll be another 10 years before we’re able to make these important changes. All communities deserve to be heard and accurately represented in our democracy.

Email your legislators today and tell them to support modernizing Washignton’s redistricting process!

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Dear Representatives,

I’m contacting you today to urge you to support HB 2575, reforming Washington’s redistricting commission before House of Origin cutoff.

Voters and community members deserve a transparent, accessible, and accountable redistricting process to ensure all communities are accurately represented in our democracy. This is also a racial justice issue — communities of color and non-English speakers deserve greater access to the redistricting process via in-language events and translation services; when WA last redrew our lines, countless non-English speakers were shut out of the process. This critical opportunity only happens once per decade, and it can’t wait.

Your constituents deserve a transparent and democratic redistricting process that encourages all community members to take part. This is a small investment that can make a huge difference for years to come. Washington leads the nation with one of the strongest democracies around — please continue this legacy by supporting HB 2575, reforming the redistricting commission.

Thank you for considering my comments, and I look forward to your response.

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Please support HB 2575 reforming Washington’s redistricting commission.

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