South Carolina Republicans block plan to eliminate Clyburn’s House seat
Five Republicans joined Democrats to block a plan that could have cost taxpayers more than $2 million and delayed the congressional primary.
- 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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S.C. GOP divided over redrawing congressional districts
With just days left in the legislative session, Republicans in the South Carolina Senate tapped the brakes Thursday on a last-minute plan to gerrymander 17-term Democratic U.S. Rep. James Clyburn out of his congressional seat.
South Carolina governor may defy Legislature, call special redistricting session
Unsatisfied with a failed redistricting effort in the Legislature, South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster could call a special legislative session to redraw congressional maps. The Senate majority leader said this late of a remap could confuse voters and invalidate ballots. Former State Rep. Adam Morgan, R-Greenville, claimed on X that McMaster is “set to call special session” on redistricting. He made the Wednesday post after the state legislature…
‘GET IT DONE!’ 5 Republicans vote with Democrats to keep South Carolina’s race-based congressional maps alive
Source link Five South Carolina Republicans joined Democrats Tuesday to block a Trump-backed redistricting push that could have helped the GOP target the state’s lone Democratic-held House seat. The state Senate voted 29-17 on a proposal to take up redistricting after the regular legislative session ends, falling two votes short of the two-thirds threshold needed
South Carolina Republicans Shut Down Trump’s Midterm Map Makeover
Oh, sweet baby Jesus. Prepare for some mean tweets. Trump called on South Carolina Republicans to “be bold and courageous,” as if he were sending troops into Normandy, and five South Carolina Republican state senators responded with a collective “Nah, we’re good.” South Carolina's Republican state senators voted against pursuing a mid-decade redrawing of congressional district maps on Tuesday, effectively rejecting President Trump's urging to do…
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