Here's how an August settlement changes the way Yakima County Commissioners will be elected

Demographers appointed by each party have devised the new districts based on 2020 Census data, said Campaign Legal Center attorney Aseem Mulji. Now county officials are expected to review census data and compare it to the new districts, Mulji said. That could happen this month or next month, depending on when the county receives official 2020 Census data, he said. If both parties agree to the new districts, the settlement and new district map will go before a Kittitas County Superior Court judge for final approval, Mulji said.

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