In a heated, nationwide redistricting battle, some Republicans are rejecting a redistricting measure backed by President Donald Trump.
On Tuesday, five South Carolina Republican state senators sidedwith Democrats to vote against a sine die resolution that would have allowed the Senate to extend its current session to discuss redrawing congressional district maps.
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The South Carolina House of Representatives had already approved a proposal to halt next month’s primary elections so that the Republican-dominated legislature could eliminate the only Democratic seat on the state’s congressional delegation, held by Rep. Jim Clyburn (D).
The motion to extend the South Carolina Senate’s session to discuss redistricting needed a two-thirds (31-vote) majority to pass.
While Republicans hold 34 of the state senate’s 46 seats, the five defectors ensured that the “yes” vote faltered at only 29 votes.
Republicans who crossed the aisle to block redistricting include Senate Majority Leader Shane Massey and Senators Sean
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