The South Carolina Senate has declined to redraw congressional district maps ahead of the November midterm elections, following a call from former President Donald Trump to reshape district lines. The decision came as early voting was already underway in the state.
On Tuesday, the South Carolina Senate did not act on proposed new congressional maps. According to the New York Times, there was no longer enough support to use new district lines before the November midterm elections. The outlet reported that early voting was already underway at the time of the decision.
Newsmax reported that Trump's push to reshape congressional districts ahead of the November elections suffered what the outlet described as a "double setback" on Tuesday. According to Newsmax, this included the South Carolina Senate declining to redraw maps and a federal court taking action related to the matter.
The New York Times characterized the Senate's inaction as defying Trump, who had called for new congressional maps to be drawn before the midterm elections. Newsmax similarly reported that the South Carolina Senate rejected Trump's call to redraw congressional maps.
Both outlets confirmed that senators did not take action on new district lines. The New York Times reported that the lack of support for implementing new maps before November was connected to the fact that early voting had already begun.
The decision means existing congressional district boundaries will remain in place for South Carolina's November midterm elections. The South Carolina Senate's action on Tuesday followed Trump's stated position that congressional districts should be redrawn before the elections.
According to both reports, the Senate's decision was made on a Tuesday, with early voting already in progress. The New York Times and Newsmax provided consistent accounts of the Senate declining to act on new maps, though they framed the development differently in their coverage.
The current status of congressional district lines in South Carolina remains unchanged heading into the midterm elections.
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