Washington has a bipartisan redistricting commission by state constitutional amendment. They would need the cooperation of Republicans to reconvene the bipartisan redistricting commission, then the cooperation of Republicans to gerrymander away eastern Washington (the areas they come from). It won’t happen. They may be able to make a purple district more safe.
The bipartisan commission does give a disproportionate voice to Republicans relative to actual apportionment in the state legislature by giving each of the top two parties two seats (with a nonvoting chair), but it’s a direct result of the unambiguous wording of the amendment. There would need to be another amendment to update that commission’s composition.
Washington has a bipartisan redistricting commission by state constitutional amendment. They would need the cooperation of Republicans to reconvene the bipartisan redistricting commission, then the cooperation of Republicans to gerrymander away eastern Washington (the areas they come from). It won’t happen. They may be able to make a purple district more safe.
The bipartisan commission does give a disproportionate voice to Republicans relative to actual apportionment in the state legislature by giving each of the top two parties two seats (with a nonvoting chair), but it’s a direct result of the unambiguous wording of the amendment. There would need to be another amendment to update that commission’s composition.