Latino voters

The Washington Supreme Court denied the appeal challenging the constitutionality of the Washington State Voting Rights Act on the Latino voting rights lawsuit against Franklin County. The Court’s opinion came only a month after the judges heard oral arguments from the parties involved.

The Washington State Supreme Court heard oral arguments on the Latino voting rights lawsuit against Franklin County. The hearing comes one year after Latino voters settled an agreement with the county to create single-member district systems for elections. But during the case, a Franklin County citizen challenged the constitutionality of the Washington State Voting Rights Act. Now, that challenge appeal is keeping the matter open.

(Runtime 1:07)Civil rights activist Dolores Huerta spoke at Washington State University’s Pullman campus on April 3 as the keynote speaker for…

Last November's elections showed a significant increase in Yakima County Hispanic voters' turnout. But in past legislative districts' elections, data show that participation for voters with Spanish surnames was, in fact, low.

Hispanic leaders said they might sue the City of Pasco over its newly approved redistricting map. They insist the map dilutes the Latino vote. But council members insist the map complied with the Washington State Voting Rights Act requirements.

(Runtime 1:05)A majority Latino population, redistricting and a renewed election system may not be enough to elect a Hispanic county commissioner in…

(Runtime 0:53) Becoming a citizen and voting for the first time on the same day is unusual. But Gabriel Gomez of Yakima wasted no time exercising his new…

(Runtime 0:56) Voting rights advocacy groups are helping Hispanic people in Central Washington understand the election process. Some citizens have not…

La participación de los votantes Hispanos en estas elecciones primarias es un reto para las organizaciones del Valle de Yakima. A pocas horas del término…

(Runtime 1:20) Latino participation in this primary election is a challenge for organizations in the Yakima Valley. With just a few hours to go,…