South Carolinians React to Failure of Redistricting Push

A proposal to redistrict South Carolina failed. What happened?

The Senate rejected a proposal to redraw congressional districts before the primary, citing record voter turnout and potential errors in the maps.

S.C. Senate kills GOP gerrymandering bill as early voting begins

An openly partisan attempt to gerrymander longtime Democratic U.S. Rep. James Clyburn out of his seat died Tuesday in the S.C. Senate after passing with overwhelming GOP support last week in the House. The post S.C. Senate kills GOP gerrymandering bill as early voting begins appeared first on Charleston City Paper.

South Carolinians react to failure of redistricting push

The surge in early voting 'made a difference' in the SC Senate's rejection of a redistricting plan favoring the GOP, an Upstate lawmaker said.

Stubbs explains vote on redistricting

Everett Stubbs said he was not a “no” on redistricting, but he was a “no” on changing voting district lines once ballots had been cast.

Millions of people have been placed in new voting districts. Here’s where the redistricting stands - WXXV News 25

By  DAVID A. LIEB A frenzied redistricting effort ahead of the November elections has reshaped congressional voting districts for millions of Americans — and it isn’t over yet. Since President Donald Trump urged Texas Republicans to redraw U.S. House districts last year, Republicans in Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Florida and Tennessee also have enacted new maps that could help the party win additional seats in the midterm elections. Louisia…

Late SC GOP redistricting push fails amid record start to early voting

By Jessica Holdman and Sienna AdcoxSCDailyGazette.com COLUMBIA — A GOP push to overhaul South Carolina’s congressional map ended Tuesday, May 26, as a record-setting start to early voting prompted Republican senators to abandon their support. The 26-18 vote to effectively kill the bill requested by the White House included 14 Republicans. It followed one of the chamber’s most conservative members taking the podium to explain why he could no long…