South Carolina Senate Blocks House Map Redraw in 29-17 Vote Despite Trump's Push
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Updated · CNN · May 12
South Carolina Senate Blocks House Map Redraw in 29-17 Vote Despite Trump's Push
21 articles · Updated · CNN · May 12
A 29-17 South Carolina Senate vote killed a bid to reopen the session for congressional redistricting, leaving the proposal two votes short of the required two-thirds majority.
Five Republicans joined all Democrats to stop the effort after some GOP senators argued the new map might not unseat Democratic Rep. James Clyburn and could even weaken Republicans elsewhere.
The state House had already backed returning after the regular session to consider a map that could erase South Carolina's only Democratic-held US House seat before November.
Trump had urged senators to be "bold and courageous" and delay House primaries for new districts, but Senate Majority Leader Shane Massey said he would not bend to outside pressure over what is best for the state.
What makes state leaders defy national pressure when it comes to redrawing local voting maps?
What happens when the power to redraw maps clashes with an election already in progress?
After a landmark court ruling, what now defines a fair and legal voting map in America?