(1) Any third-party plan submitted to the commission shall be submitted electronically in the following formats:
- (a) A text file format containing polygon identification and polygon district assignment columns; or
- (b) A shape file or geodatabase; or
- (c) A submission from the MyDistricting tool on the website.
- (2) Instructions to users for submission of formal or partial third-party plans, of descriptions of a community of interest, or of a third-party amendment shall be posted on the commission website (www.redistricting.wa.gov), and made available free of charge from the commission.
- (3) The commission shall post census and geographic data on the commission website (www.redistricting.wa.gov).
- (4) A formal or partial third-party plan submission shall be based upon current and official Census Bureau geography and Public Law 94-171 file unique block identity code of state, county, tract, and block.
- (5) Individuals and groups submitting formal or partial third-party plans shall supplement their submissions with the following information: Name, address, and email address (if available) of a contact person; a narrative explanation of the plan's conformity with the constitutional and statutory requirements identified in WAC 417-06-120; and a description of the original source materials and data used for the submission. They may also include with the formal or partial third-party plan such other supporting materials and data as they deem appropriate.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 44.05.080(1), chapter 34.05 RCW, Article II, section 43 of the state Constitution and chapter 44.05 RCW. WSR 21-18-037, § 417-06-130, filed 8/24/21, effective 9/24/21. Statutory Authority: RCW 44.05.080(2). WSR 11-15-010, § 417-06-130, filed 7/7/11, effective 8/7/11. Statutory Authority: RCW 44.05.080(1). WSR 01-13-123, § 417-06-130, filed 6/20/01, effective 7/9/01; WSR 91-20-006, § 417-06-130, filed 9/19/91, effective 10/20/91.]