South Carolina moves to delay primary to clear path for GOP redistricting
TL;DR
A South Carolina House subcommittee advanced a bill to move the June 9 primary to August 11 to accelerate redistricting that would dismantle Rep. Jim Clyburn’s district, with absentee ballots already sent to military and overseas voters potentially voided; the change would cost about $2.5 million to discard those ballots, and the Senate has not yet acted amid broad public opposition.
Topics:nationpolitics#gerrymandering#jim-clyburn#politics#primary-election#redistricting#south-carolina
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