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Spokane County commissioners approve splitting two precincts to meet state voter limits

Board of County Commissioners · March 10, 2026
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Summary

The county unanimously approved a staff recommendation to split two overcrowded voting precincts — including precinct 7301 in Deer Park and a precinct near Spokane Airport — to comply with Washington’s 1,500-registered-voter maximum; changes must be finalized before candidate filing opens on April 27.

Spokane County commissioners on March 3 unanimously approved a staff proposal to split two voting precincts that have grown close to or above the state statutory limit of 1,500 registered voters.

The board voted to accept staff’s recommendation to divide precinct 7301, which covers parts of Deer Park, and a precinct south of Spokane International Airport (staff said precinct 616 would be split and a new precinct 665 created).…

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