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South Carolina Lieutenant Governor Pamela Evette (R) — who campaigned on sharply restricting voting and was endorsed by President Donald Trump — won the GOP nomination to be the Palmetto State’s next governor.
The races span very different, geographically diverse states, but the stakes are connected.
South Carolina Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette, Trump’s pick for governor, has an elaborate plan for restricting the state’s voting rights.
We got some ominous news this week about President Donald Trump’s dangerous bid to crack down on mail voting ahead of the midterm elections.
South Carolina is the first state to fail in passing a new map in Trump’s gerrymander war since the Supreme Court’s Callais decision came down in late April.
If you thought President Donald Trump’s deep unpopularity might be moving GOP voters away from election denialism, this week suggested you should think again.
The map is now headed for a full vote in the state Senate, where it needs just a simple majority to pass.
Pro-voting groups sued, alleging that the legislature violated state law in changing the rules to quickly pass the new map.
At Democracy Docket, we’re proud of the enterprise journalism we publish. But some weeks, our focus is simply on keeping our readers up to date with what’s happening.
“The ease of which you bend the knee to your lord and savior Donald Trump, I just don’t understand,” Rep. Heather Bauer said to her Republican colleagues. “It’s not fair to South Carolinians.”
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