South Carolina House Committee Advances Bid for Congressional Redistricting

South Carolina House Republicans voted on May 6 to open the door to redrawing the state’s congressional map in a Southern push for mid-decade reconsiderations after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on minority voting protections. The vote, which passed along party lines, would enable lawmakers to return after the regular session ends and draw updated boundaries for the state’s seven U.S. House districts. Republicans hold six of the state’s seven U.S. House seats. Democrats have protected Clyburn’s Sixth District through previous maps. Clyburn, first elected in 1992, has represented the Sixth District for 33 years. The resolution needs a two-thirds vote in both chambers to authorize the redistricting. House Republicans, who hold a supermajority, moved the bill forward despite objections from Democrats....