Wait—What Is Happening With the SC Redistricting

You wouldn’t be blamed for feeling a bit of confusion/whiplash, if you’re like me, and have been making an attempt to observe the latest on the social media superhighway on Republicans in the South Carolina state Legislature battling to make adjustments to the state’s congressional districts. Especially on a Memorial Day weekend.

To catch everybody up, my colleague at sister sister Townhall, Matt Vespa, conveniently wrote this on Friday:

South Carolina Republicans are taking part in a harmful recreation. They know Donald Trump can spoil their day. They noticed what his group did to the anti-redistricting Republicans in Indiana, proper? Gov. Henry McMaster called this particular session to move this new map. We have panican, procedural weenies making an attempt to gum up the works. It doesn’t help that Shane Massey, the State Senate majority chief, is against this push. 

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Regardless, the State House accepted it, the South Carolina State Senate Judiciary Committee licensed it, and now it’s up to the Senate to move it. It failed a key movement vote today, where basically their model of the 60-vote threshold, Rule 15b on cloture, was rejected by these traitors. 

South Carolina State Senate Rejects Vote to Speed Redistricting Fight

Final Vote:
🟢 Yes: 15
🔴 No: 25

GOP No Votes:
🔴 Rex Rice (Pickens)
🔴 Shane Massey (Edgefield)
🔴 Sean Bennett (Dorchester)
🔴 Chip Campsen (Charleston)
🔴 Tom Davis (Beaufort)
🔴 Greg Hembree (Horry) pic.twitter.com/RbVocxH5t0

— OSZ (@OpenSourceZone) May 22, 2026

South Carolina State Senate Rejects Vote to Speed Redistricting Fight

Final Vote:
🟢 Yes: 15
🔴 No: 25

GOP No Votes:
🔴 Rex Rice (Pickens)
🔴 Shane Massey (Edgefield)
🔴 Sean Bennett (Dorchester)
🔴 Chip Campsen (Charleston)
🔴 Tom Davis (Beaufort)
🔴 Greg Hembree (Horry) pic.twitter.com/RbVocxH5t0

— OSZ (@OpenSourceZone) May 22, 2026

Vespa famous that early voting in SC begins on May 26, so there’s a ticking clock on getting this fixed.

Up In the air, then, on Saturday are questions for people trying in on X… like: Did they move the invoice? Did Republicans gain a district? What about that state Senate majority chief Massey, who appears hell-bent on gumming up the complete deal by opposing it? 

Justin Evans of political consulting firm Big Dog Strategies wrote in an X post on Saturday that he also was listening to “a lot of noise” about the redistricting strikes. His clarifying rationalization is article-length, readers, but it is straight-forward and price the read, I believe:

Because there’s a lot of noise about SC redistricting and what occurred today, let me make clear.

Today’s vote was second studying, the consequential one, where the real combat occurs. But it isn’t the end line.

The invoice still wants third studying. After the procedural time… pic.twitter.com/pUCtWwYMtj

— Justin Evans (@SCJustinEvans) May 23, 2026

Because there’s a lot of noise about SC redistricting and what occurred today, let me make clear.

Today’s vote was second studying, the consequential one, where the real combat occurs. But it isn’t the end line.

The invoice still wants third studying. After the procedural time… pic.twitter.com/pUCtWwYMtj

— Justin Evans (@SCJustinEvans) May 23, 2026

He wrote:

Because there’s a lot of noise about SC redistricting and what occurred today, let me make clear.

Today’s vote was second studying, the consequential one, where the real combat occurs. But it isn’t the end line.

The invoice still wants third studying. After the procedural time allotted for speeches, amendments, and debate (redistricting payments are handled in another way under the guidelines), the Senate takes a last vote to give it third studying. As long as it stays unamended, it then goes straight to the Governor for signature. No journey back to the House.

Earliest the Governor might obtain it’s someday Wednesday, assuming no procedural hiccups and assuming every senator who helps redistricting retains exhibiting up and voting, every single day.

That last half issues more than something. Attendance is essential. These votes are received and misplaced by who’s in the chamber. One empty seat, one modification that forces it back across the building, and the timeline slips.

We are close. Keep it clean. Keep exhibiting up.

Pass the invoice.

Indeed, move it! I read this post’s contents as good news for Republicans, Certainly, issues are in a better place than they had been just a day in the past.

The coming days will inform the story, and we’ll deliver you updates as we be taught of them. Hang tight, Palmetto State!

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