Redistricting push in South Carolina fails after state senate bails
The South Carolina Senate has rejected a redistricting proposal aimed at changing the state's majority-black district. The vote was 24-20 against the new map, which had previously been approved by the state House. State Senator Richard Cash expressed concerns about altering electoral boundaries during an ongoing election.
- ▪The South Carolina Senate voted 24-20 against a new redistricting map.
- ▪The proposal aimed to redraw the state's single majority-black district.
- ▪The state House had approved the new map prior to the Senate's decision.
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The South Carolina Senate has put an end to a recent redistricting push, voting 24-20 against instating a new map. After the Supreme Court decision last month that overturned Louisiana’s second majority-black district, President Donald Trump and his allies pushed South Carolina Republicans to push through a new map that would redraw its single majority-black district. Recommended Stories Massie files for 2028 but unsure about which ‘office to seek’ California Post endorses Pratt for Los Angeles mayor Erika Kirk praises Spencer Pratt as ‘authentically American’ The state House approved the new map last week, but the state Senate ended the effort. “Neither my conscience nor my common sense will allow me to stop an election that is already underway,” state Sen.
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