California state Senators are elected every four years. The terms are staggered: those from even-numbered districts elected in one statewide General Election, and those from odd-numbered districts two years later. This creates a problem when district lines are redrawn every ten years.

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South Carolina lawmakers heard public testimony Wednesday over a proposal to redraw the state's U.S. House districts that scales back the sweeping changes suggested in an earlier map. “We believe that it is an obvious racial and partisan gerrymander and should be rejected,” Lynn Teague. LWVSC VP, Issues & Action, said of the new map.

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The House's Congressional plan is not one we can be enthusiastic about. Teague said she disagreed with the proposal to extend the 5th District into Richland County, noting that district has become dominated by the suburbs south of Charlotte, North Carolina, which is “a very different area.” The House plan for the 6th District also creates an unnecessary minority population imbalance,