Gubernur South Carolina berencana gelar sesi khusus mengenai penataan ulang daerah pemilihan

Gubernur dari Partai Republik Henry McMaster diperkirakan akan memanggil sesi legislatif khusus untuk menggambar ulang peta kongres South Carolina. Langkah ini dapat menciptakan keunggulan 7-0 bagi Partai Republik dan mengancam kursi anggota DPR dari Partai Demokrat, Jim Clyburn.

Rencana McMaster menyusul kegagalan pemungutan suara di Senat negara bagian pada hari Selasa. Lima anggota Partai Republik bergabung dengan Partai Demokrat untuk memblokir resolusi yang akan memperpanjang sesi reguler untuk penataan ulang daerah pemilihan, yang gagal mencapai syarat dua pertiga suara mayoritas dengan selisih dua suara. Pemimpin Mayoritas Senat Shane Massey memimpin oposisi tersebut dan memperingatkan bahwa mengubah peta memiliki risiko politik. Ia mengatakan di lantai Senat, "Saya yakin negara bagian kita lebih kuat dengan partai-partai yang dinamis" dan menambahkan bahwa Partai Republik akan lebih kuat ketika Partai Demokrat tetap bertahan. Massey juga menolak tekanan eksternal, dengan menyatakan, "Saya memiliki terlalu banyak darah Selatan dalam diri saya untuk menyerah."

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South Carolina Republican lawmakers failed Tuesday to secure the votes needed to extend the legislative session and redraw congressional maps, stalling efforts pushed by President Donald Trump to eliminate the state's only Democratic-held House district.

South Carolina state senators blocked a redistricting effort Tuesday that President Donald Trump had urged to target the state's lone Democratic congressional seat. The move came after weeks of debate and despite pressure from the White House.

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South Carolina Republicans are considering new congressional district lines that could put at risk the seat held by Rep. Jim Clyburn, the state’s lone Democratic member of the U.S. House delegation. The effort follows a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that weakened Voting Rights Act protections for minority districts, and Clyburn says he plans to run no matter how the lines are drawn.

Following the U.S. Supreme Court's April 29, 2026, Callais v. Louisiana decision striking down Louisiana's congressional map as a racial gerrymander (as covered in this series), experts warn the reinterpretation of Voting Rights Act protections could endanger minority representation nationwide. Louisiana has extended suspension of its U.S. House primaries until at least July 2026 amid expectations of a redraw.

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The Virginia Supreme Court on Friday struck down a voter-approved redistricting plan that Democrats hoped would add four House seats. The 4-3 ruling cited a procedural error in how the measure reached the ballot. The decision comes amid a broader wave of Republican-led map changes in Southern states.

Virginia voters on April 21 approved a ballot measure that hands redistricting power to the Democratic-majority General Assembly, potentially giving Democrats a 10-1 edge in the state's 11 congressional seats. The 'yes' side led with 50.30% of the vote when 82% were counted, according to the Associated Press, which called the race at 8:49 p.m. local time. The outcome could flip four Republican-held seats ahead of November midterms.

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The Virginia Supreme Court struck down new congressional maps on Friday that voters had approved in April. Democrats are now considering responses, including a radical plan to replace the entire court, though leaders appear unlikely to pursue it immediately.

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