South Carolina congressional map deliberately hurt Black voters, judges rule

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Jan 6 (Reuters) - South Carolina's Republican-created congressional map deliberately split up Black neighborhoods in Charleston to diminish their voting power and must be redrawn, a three-judge federal panel ruled on Friday.

The Republican-controlled legislature adopted the map last year after the 2020 U.S. Census as part of the once-a-decade redistricting process that all states complete.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/so...ely-hurt-black-voters-judges-rule-2023-01-06/



This is real
 
they don't look that different to me.....
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if anything, the Berkley area of District 1 looks LESS gerrymandered......
 
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Jan 6 (Reuters) - South Carolina's Republican-created congressional map deliberately split up Black neighborhoods in Charleston to diminish their voting power and must be redrawn, a three-judge federal panel ruled on Friday.

The Republican-controlled legislature adopted the map last year after the 2020 U.S. Census as part of the once-a-decade redistricting process that all states complete.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/so...ely-hurt-black-voters-judges-rule-2023-01-06/

why do u care...u dont live there
 
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