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HB 1745 - Amends Certain Election Procedures - Washington Key Vote

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Title: Amends Certain Election Procedures

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that amends certain election procedures.

Highlights:

  • Prohibits a political subdivision from holding elections that exhibit polarized voting or in which members of a “protected class” have an unequal opportunity to influence the outcome (Sec. 4).
  • Defines “protected class” as a class of voters who are members of a race, color, or language minority group (Sec. 3).
  • Authorizes members of a protected class to file a joint action against a political subdivision that violates the provisions of this bill (Sec. 5).
  • Authorizes a political subdivision to change its electoral system including, but not limited to, implementing a district-based system or an alternative proportional voting method (Sec. 6).
  • Authorizes the court to order a jurisdiction that violates the provisions of this bill to redraw district lines (Sec. 7).

NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTE BILL, MEANING THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORIGINAL BILL HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE SUBSTITUTE BILL TEXT DIFFERS FROM THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE TEXT CAN VARY GREATLY.

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