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South Carolina House approves a new congressional map intended to give GOP all 7 seats; bill heads to Senate soon
The plan would shift the state’s only Democratic-held U.S. House seat and could help Republicans win an additional seat, lawmakers said.
- On Tuesday, the South Carolina House approved a congressional redistricting plan aimed at securing all seven seats for the GOP, sending the bill to the Senate.
- President Donald Trump urged the redistricting plan to reshape the state's only Democratic-held U.S. House district as part of a broader effort to retain the party's slim House majority.
- Democratic state Rep. JA Moore said, "What you all are doing is wrong," while the NAACP called for a boycott of public university athletic programs in states attempting to weaken Black voting representation.
- If enacted, the legislation would delay U.S. House primaries until Aug and cost at least $3 million for a new statewide election; four Republicans voted against the bill before its final Senate vote.
- Other Southern states are rushing to redraw districts following a recent Supreme Court decision, though some Republicans worry the redistricting could backfire and allow Democrats to gain seats.
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SC House Republicans move to draw Jim Clyburn out of his district in midnight vote. Senate is next.
South Carolina House Republicans successfully advanced a contentious redistricting plan to draw Jim Clyburn out of his seat in a late-night vote. It now heads to the Senate.
·Charleston, United States
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South Carolina House backs congressional map favoring GOP but bill faces a more skeptical Senate
The South Carolina House has endorsed a plan to redraw its congressional districts to favor Republicans at the urging of President Donald Trump.
·United States
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