Current Senate districts intentionally make districts homogenous, depriving our general election votes of meaning. This exaggerates partisan differences between districts, a pattern that feeds deadly polarization. Our League maps, with their substantial reduction in very exaggerated vote imbalances, much more accurately reflect our communities. Representation in the South Carolina Senate based on our maps would be very healthy for our state and nation.

The South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP and voters, who are represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, are challenging the state for its inaction. The League of Women Voters, for instance, published its own redistricting maps on the group’s website in September. The site even features a video detailing how the maps should be drawn to best represent the Palmetto State’s residents at the state and federal levels.

The League of Women Voters of South Carolina has submitted proposed district maps to both the Senate and House Redistricting Subcommittees. Both bodies are now accepting maps from the public.

The Redistricting process is proceeding at a very slow pace. A recent editorial accurately observes that delays serve the interests of incumbents who don't want challengers and of those who don't want time for litigation to go forward and be resolved before the next election cycle begins.

Columbia, SC - The League of Women Voters has been closely following the redistricting process in South Carolina and preparing our own maps for consideration by the SC Legislature.