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General Assembly Completes Legislative Redistricting Following 2020 Census

South Carolina Public Radio | By Russ McKinney
Published December 10, 2021 at 5:30 AM EST
South Carolina Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Luke Rankin explains the changes made in the Senate's 46 districts based on 2020 U.S. Census data on Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021, in Columbia, S.C. The Senate approved the new maps on a 41-2 vote. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)
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South Carolina Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Luke Rankin explains the changes made in the Senate's 46 districts based on 2020 U.S. Census data on Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021, in Columbia, S.C. The Senate approved the new maps on a 41-2 vote. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)

The Republican controlled state legislature okayed new member districts for the Senate and House of Representatives this week. Relying on numbers from the 2020 census, lawmakers were forced to adjust just about every district due to the state’s rapid population growth. The new census found about a half million more people live in the state than during the last redistricting in 2010.
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Russ McKinney
Russ McKinney has 30 years of experience in radio news and public affairs. He is a former broadcast news reporter in Spartanburg, Columbia and Atlanta. He served as Press Secretary to former S.C. Governor Dick Riley for two terms, and for 20 years was the chief public affairs officer for the University of South Carolina.
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