South Carolina Lawmakers Begin Special Session to Discuss Redistricting

Gov. Henry McMaster ordered state lawmakers to convene for a special session starting May 15.

The South Carolina State House in Columbia on May 16, 2023. Logan Cyrus/AFP/Getty Images

South Carolina’s General Assembly reconvened on May 15 after Gov. Henry McMaster ordered lawmakers to attend a special session that was focused on redrawing maps for U.S. congressional districts.

McMaster’s executive order required state lawmakers to “continue consideration of South Carolina’s congressional districts” on Friday after state senators, including a handful of Republicans, already rejected a bid to extend the session to discuss changing the map on May 12.