South Carolina Republicans block plan to eliminate Clyburn’s House seat
Five Republicans joined Democrats to reject a vote that could have let lawmakers redraw the map and threaten the state’s only Democratic U.S. House seat.
- On Tuesday, the South Carolina Senate rejected a motion to redraw U.S. House districts, with a 29-17 vote falling two votes short of the two-thirds threshold required. The defeat halts a Republican push to alter electoral maps before the November midterms.
- President Donald Trump urged senators to "be bold and courageous" and delay primaries, but Republican Senate Majority Leader Shane Massey resisted. Massey said he doesn't like being asked to bend to someone's will instead of doing what's best for his state.
- This failure follows broader national redistricting battles, where opponents recently challenged Missouri's new map. Attorney Abha Khanna criticized the district as "a sprawling behemoth that cuts clear across the state to unite territories that share nothing in common."
- South Carolina's current primary calendar remains stable following the vote, preventing logistical disruption for election officials. Absentee and overseas military ballots have already been cast amid an "extremely tight" deadline, making redistricting mid-cycle risky.
- A national redistricting battle has intensified over 10 months, inflamed by a recent Supreme Court ruling that weakened the Voting Rights Act. Similar conflicts persist in Louisiana and Alabama as states weigh aggressive district redraws ahead of November elections.
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5 South Carolina Republican lawmakers defy Trump — vote with Dems to tank redistricting
A measure to force a vote on redistricting failed the South Carolina state Senate on Tuesday after five Republican lawmakers defied President Trump and voted with Democrats against the redistricting effort.
BREAKING: Five RINOs BLOCK South Carolina Redistricting Effort -- Here Are Their Names
South Carolina is one of several states moving to re-draw fair congressional districts ahead of midterms. However, the effort just suffered a major setback. Today, a resolution to extend a legislative session in order to consider redistricting failed in the South Carolina Senate. If passed, the proposed congressional map would eliminate the state’s only blue district. Take a look: The South Carolina Senate has rejected extending the legislative…
South Carolina lawmakers reject for now Trump’s push to eliminate James Clyburn’s seat
The Republican push for South Carolina to join the national redistricting battle by redrawing its US House map fizzled Tuesday as an initial vote in the state Senate fell short.
Red state Republicans block Trump's scheme to chop up their sole Black district
In a blow to President Donald Trump, South Carolina Republicans have voted down a procedural measure that would unlock the ability to redraw their congressional maps to delete their sole Democratic-leaning, majority-Black congressional district — but it may not be the end of the issue.According to P...
South Carolina redistricting fails to pass state Senate
BEAUFORT, S.C. (WSAV) — The South Carolina Senate shot down an effort to redraw the state's congressional election maps Tuesday. A special session of the South Carolina House in the state capitol saw heavy debate aimed at changing the voting maps and redistricting the Palmetto State. Tuesday afternoon, it failed in the Senate in a [...]
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