Wednesday, January 18, 2023

BREAKING: Judges rule SC-01 illegally gerrymandered, may have cost House Democrats a seat in Congress

"The movement of over 30,000 African Americans in a single county [Charleston County] from Congressional District No. 1 to Congressional District No. 6 created a stark racial gerrymander in Charleston County. The percentage of African Americans in Charleston County in Congressional District No. 1 fell from 19.8% at the time of the enactment of the 2011 plan to 10.3% in the 2022 plan."
 

Dirt Road PAC

Breaking news, Jason: A panel of three federal judges just ruled that South Carolina legislators drew an illegal, racially gerrymandered First District that may have cost Democrats a seat in Congress.

Their ruling was clear:

"The movement of over 30,000 African Americans in a single county [Charleston County] from Congressional District No. 1 to Congressional District No. 6 created a stark racial gerrymander in Charleston County. The percentage of African Americans in Charleston County in Congressional District No. 1 fell from 19.8% at the time of the enactment of the 2011 plan to 10.3% in the 2022 plan."

Jason, illegal gerrymanders were the reason that House Republicans were able to barely claw their way back to the majority.

Add your name to our petition demanding that the GOP-majority South Carolina General Assembly comply with the federal court order and present a redrawn map by March.

SIGN THE PETITION

We will never stop fighting for racial justice at the ballot box and in the halls of power.

Thank you,

Clay Middleton
Senior Advisor
Dirt Road PAC

 
 

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