McMaster Pressured to Call Lawmakers to Redraw Districts - Statehouse

SC Gov. Henry McMaster defends state’s redistricting debate as a path to ‘functioning Congress’

McMaster defended reopening the debate over South Carolina’s congressional map. “Can we represent our state better with different districts? I think the answer is yes,” the governor said.

McMaster pressured to call lawmakers to redraw districts - Statehouse

In a striking reversal, South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster on Thursday ordered the state legislature into special session to consider a bill that would gerrymander 17-term Democratic Rep. James Clyburn out of his congressional district. The post McMaster pressured to call lawmakers to redraw districts appeared first on Charleston City Paper.

Statement: Better Ballot SC and Coalition of Pro-Voter Groups Denounces "Gerrymandering Wars;” Calls for Proportional Representation - The MinorityEye

(Columbia, SC) – As the House Judiciary Committee concludes its meeting today to further “tweak” district lines, Better Ballot SC and like-minded organizations stand outside the Blatt Building to call for an end to the endless cycle of map manipulation. While politicians engage in “gerrymandering wars” to dictate election outcomes, the voters of South Carolina are the ones left behind. The current fight over mid-decade redistricting is a symptom…