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                 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 8431

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State of Washington   57th Legislature        2002 Regular Session

By Senator Honeyford

Read first time 02/13/2002.  Referred to Committee on State & Local Government.

Modifying districts fifteen and eighteen in the plan for legislative redistricting.

    WHEREAS, Pursuant to RCW 44.05.100 and Article II, section 43 of the state Constitution, the Washington State Redistricting Commission, on December 17, 2001, submitted to the legislature a plan for the redistricting of state legislative districts; and

    WHEREAS, Pursuant to RCW 44.05.100, the legislature desires to amend the boundaries of legislative districts fifteen and eighteen, involving 176 people of 120,287 in district fifteen and zero people of 120,290 in district eighteen; and

    WHEREAS, These amendments include less than two percent of the population of each of the affected legislative districts as required by law;

    NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, By the Senate of the State of Washington, the House of Representatives concurring, That the plan for legislative redistricting approved and submitted by the Washington State Redistricting Commission on December 17, 2001, be amended as follows:

    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 15 TO LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 18:

    (1) On page 182, after "Block 3007," strike all material through "Block 3010,"

    (2) On page 213, after "Block 1016," insert "Block 3008, Block 3009, Block 3010,"

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