South Carolina redistricting: House rigs rules to quickly advance gerrymandered map
Pro-voting groups sued, alleging that the legislature violated state law in changing the rules to quickly pass the new map.
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South Carolina redistricting: Dems slam GOP colleagues amid rush to pass gerrymander
“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.”
South Carolina redistricting: Governor forces lawmakers back to session to eliminate lone majority-Black district
The move was a reversal from the governor’s previous stance at the beginning of the month, when his office specifically said that he wouldn’t call a special redistricting session.
South Carolina revives Trump-backed redistricting push
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster (R) is expected to call lawmakers back for a special session to redraw the state’s congressional map and eliminate its lone majority-Black district — after the state Senate appeared to derail the effort earlier this week. Local reports suggest McMaster “will be calling lawmakers back to the State House Friday […]
South Carolina redistricting: Lawmakers reject gerrymander in blow to Trump
The move is a strong rebuke of President Donald Trump’s efforts to pressure southern states to quickly pass gerrymandered maps ahead of the midterms.
‘We shall overcome (again)’: In powerful statehouse protests, Black voters and leaders decry GOP’s Southern gerrymanders
As legislatures rammed through unfair redraws, Black elected leaders and voters tried to show the world how Republicans are rolling back their civil rights.
South Carolina moves to cancel June primary to allow for GOP gerrymander
23 South Carolina residents testified against redistricting and moving the state’s primaries. No one spoke in support of either measure.
South Carolina clears first hurdle on path to gerrymander, eliminate Black district
South Carolina Republicans took a major step toward redrawing the state’s congressional map in an effort that could dismantle the state’s lone Democratic district, long represented by Rep. Jim Clyburn.
This week at Democracy Docket: A catastrophic court ruling sets off a scramble to destroy Black political power
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