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On Wednesday, Dec. 7, Republican congressional candidate Joe Kent made a formal request to the Washington secretary of state’s office to recount the results of the election for Washington’s 3rd Congressional District.
On Wednesday, a lawsuit was filed in federal court challenging Washington state’s commission-approved legislative map for diluting the voting strength of Latino voters.
Today, the Washington Supreme Court issued an order adopting the Washington State Redistricting Commission’s legislative and congressional maps, declining to take over the map-drawing process.
On Monday, the Washington State Redistricting Commission narrowly missed its midnight deadline to approve new congressional and legislative maps.
Gov. Jay Inslee (D) signed a bill on Wednesday that will restore voting rights for Washington state parolees as soon as they are released from prison.
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