rejected by a federal court<\/a> \u2014 that could allow them to reclaim Figures\u2019 district. Black residents currently make up about 48% of the district\u2019s voting-age population. That would drop to about 39% under the 2023 map. <\/p>\nRepublicans hope the federal courts will see the case differently in the wake of the Supreme Court\u2019s Louisiana decision. If a court grants Alabama\u2019s request, the legislation under consideration would ignore the May 19 primary for some congressional seats and direct the governor to schedule a new primary under the revised districts. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt is an if, and only if, the courts take action,\u201d Republican state Sen. Chris Elliott said. <\/p>\n
The House passed the legislation on a party-line vote Wednesday, and a Senate committee on Thursday advanced it to the full chamber. <\/p>\n
Addressing the Senate committee, Figures said his concern isn\u2019t for himself but for the people who fought for decades \u201cto have a voice in what government looks like.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI ran into a gentleman last night, and he said, \u2018Hey man, I hear your job is on the line.\u2019 And I told him, ‘No, Shomari Figures is going to be OK. Your voice is on the line,’\u201d Figures said.<\/p>\n
Some Democrats noted that the state\u2019s segregationist past isn\u2019t that long ago, and it was districts created under the Voting Rights Act that gave rise to Black representation after centuries of disenfranchisement.<\/p>\n
\u201cHow long are we going to have to repeat history before we realize that all people deserve to be respected and deserve to have the feeling that they are valued?\u201d asked Democratic state Sen. Linda Coleman-Madison, who is Black.<\/p>\n
Republicans in the South Carolina House distributed a proposed new U.S. House map Thursday. It would give the GOP an improved chance at winning the only seat currently held by a Democrat.<\/p>\n
The proposal would take Democratic U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn out of the 6th District he has represented since 1992 while splitting the district into four different ones. Clyburn’s current district is made up of nearly 50% Black voters and in the 2024 presidential election, greater than 60% of residents voted for Democrat Kamala Harris. <\/p>\n
The proposed map also would split the Democratic stronghold of Columbia and its redder suburbs into four different districts.<\/p>\n
The state House on Wednesday approved a resolution giving lawmakers permission to return after the May 14 end of their regular work to continue consideration of a redistricting plan. But the Senate on Thursday delayed a decision on the resolution, because members wanted some idea of what the new districts could look like, Republican Senate Majority Leader Shane Massey said.<\/p>\n
After the House plan was released, Massey cited continued concerns. He said as many as four districts could become competitive, requiring substantial support for Republican candidates and hurting down-ballot races for the party.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf we get too cute with this, we could end up losing seats,\u201d Massey said.<\/p>\n
The state\u2019s primary elections are June 9.<\/p>\n
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Collins reported from Columbia, South Carolina, and Lieb from Jefferson City, Missouri.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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