共和党のヘンリー・マクマスター知事は、サウスカロライナ州の連邦下院選挙区の境界線を再編するため、特別議会を招集する見通しである。この動きにより、共和党が7議席全てを確保する可能性があり、民主党のジム・クライバーン下院議員の議席が脅かされる恐れがある。
マクマスター知事の計画は、火曜日に行われた州上院での採決が否決されたことを受けたものだ。選挙区再編のために通常会期を延長する決議に対し、5人の共和党議員が民主党側に回り、可決に必要な3分の2の賛成に2票及ばなかった。シェーン・マッセイ上院多数党院内総務は反対派を率い、境界線の変更には政治的リスクが伴うと警告した。同氏は上院議場で「私は、州は活気ある政党が存在することでより強くなると信じている」と述べ、民主党が存続しうる状態であることの方が共和党にとっても強みになると主張した。また、外部からの圧力についても「私には南部人の血が流れており、屈することはない」と拒絶した。
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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.