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SC Supreme Court Hears Arguments About Gerrymandering
- On June 24, 2025, arguments were presented before South Carolina’s highest court in a lawsuit disputing the fairness of the state’s 2022 congressional district boundaries.
- The lawsuit, filed by the League of Women Voters on July 29, 2024, contends the map was engineered to dilute Democratic voters' power and secure a Republican advantage.
- State legal representatives maintained that the map constitutes lawful partisan redistricting under South Carolina’s Reconstruction-era constitution, emphasizing that the constitution does not guarantee voters equal political influence or the election of their preferred candidates.
- Allen Chaney of the ACLU emphasized that although people may be able to vote, the election process is so manipulated that the likelihood of voters successfully choosing their preferred candidate is nearly nonexistent, raising serious concerns about fair political representation.
- No specific timeline has been set for a ruling, but the court’s decision may compel lawmakers to revise the district boundaries before candidate registration begins next March for South Carolina’s House elections.
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SC Supreme Court hears arguments about gerrymandering
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