Statement on Seattle Redistricting
The citizens of Seattle voted to create a City Council with seven districts in a Charter amendment that included guidance to a Redistricting Commission to be established with a new census. The Charter states, “District boundaries shall be drawn to produce compact and contiguous districts that are not gerrymandered. The population of the largest districts shall exceed the population of the smallest district by no more than one percent. To the extent practical, district boundaries shall follow existing District boundaries, recognized waterways and geographic boundaries and Seattle communities and neighborhoods.”
