South Carolina redistricting bill comes under bipartisan attack in Senate
The failed vote leaves the map bill open to days of debate as early in-person voting starts Tuesday and absentee ballots are already returning.
- On Friday, the South Carolina Senate failed to advance a congressional redistricting map after Sen. Larry Grooms' motion to suspend rules fell short of the required 31 votes in the 34-member Republican chamber.
- Proponents sought quick passage because in-person early voting begins Tuesday, May 26, and more than 3,400 absentee ballots have already been returned, complicating any transition to new districts.
- Six Republicans opposed the motion in a 26-15 vote, while Senate rules requiring three legislative days between cloture votes further delay the bill's advancement past early voting.
- Senators reconvened Saturday to continue debating the map, with Grooms preparing to offer several hundred amendments as the chamber faces a challenging path to passage.
- The General Assembly remains concerned about the June 5 deadline for congressional candidates to file, while the redistricting bill faces potential legal challenges if enacted.
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South Carolina RINOs Reject Eliminating 1 Dem District; Time to Vote Them Out
South Carolina RINOs again rejected the vote to advance the congressional redistricting map. That means we get stuck with a racist map and two more years of Jim Clyburn. A bid to redraw South Carolina’s congressional map and eliminate one of the state’s two Democrat U.S. House districts failed in the state Senate on Tuesday, when a handful of Republicans broke with President Donald Trump and voted against the effort. The outcome likely means tha…
South Carolina redistricting bill comes under bipartisan attack in Senate
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WBTW) -- Efforts to redraw South Carolina's Congressional map just two weeks before in-person primary voting begins came under sharp attack in the state Senate on Saturday. With deliberations expected to continue beyond Memorial Day, lawmakers said it marked the first working weekend in 40 years. "A month ago, it wasn't on your [...]
RINO TREACHERY STRIKES AGAIN IN SOUTH CAROLINA: Senate KILLS Motion to Expedite Trump-Backed Redistricting – 6 Republicans Join Democrats to Jeopardize 7-0 GOP Congressional Map and Protect Jim Clyburn’s Gerrymandered Seat | The Gateway Pundit | by Jim Hᴏ
The South Carolina Senate just killed a critical motion to expedite the Trump-backed congressional redistricting effort, putting the entire push for a bold 7-0 Republican map in serious jeopardy as Democrats and their weak-kneed GOP enablers drag their feet past the start of early voting on Tuesday, May 26.
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