Democrats file bill to allow public approval of South Carolina's political district boundaries
COLUMBIA — Three Democrats are trying to remove politics from the way political districts are drawn in South Carolina.
Senate Minority Leader Sen. Nikki Setzler, D-West Columbia, introduced a bill Wednesday that would create an independent panel under the inspector general's office that would draw a new map for congressional districts, as well as those for the S.C. House and Senate. That map would then be put before the public for a vote.
"It takes the politics out of it and it returns the power to the people to decide about reapportionment," he said.
Currently, district maps are determined as needed after a census and approved by the General Assembly.
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