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A person opposed to the redistricting plan reacts as she leaves the Louisiana House chambers after the plan to eliminate a majority-Black congressional district, in response to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling, was passed in Baton Rouge, La., Thursday, May 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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Mary Anne Mushatt, of the League of Women Voters and the Orleans Parish Democratic Committee, right, hugs Rep. Tammy T. Phelps, D-District 3, after a redistricting plan to eliminate a majority-Black congressional district, in response to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling, was passed by the House in Baton Rouge, La., Thursday, May 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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Louisiana Reps. Adrian Fisher, D-Dist 16, left, Chad Michael Boyer, R-Dist 46, and C. Travis Johnson, D-Dist 21, right, recite the pledge of allegiance prior to a house vote on a redistricting plan to eliminate a majority-Black congressional district in response to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling, in Baton Rouge, La., Thursday, May 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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Louisiana Rep. Kyle M. Green, Jr., D-Dist 83, speaks prior to a Louisiana House vote on a redistricting plan to eliminate a majority-Black congressional district in response to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling, in Baton Rouge, La., Thursday, May 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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Louisiana Rep. Gerald Beaullieu, IV, R-Dist 48, speaks prior to a Louisiana House vote on a redistricting plan to eliminate a majority-Black congressional district in response to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling, in Baton Rouge, La., Thursday, May 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Early in-person voting has begun in South Carolina’s primaries as state senators consider canceling congressional votes. Senators are debating whether to adopt a new U.S. House map and reschedule the congressional primaries until August. The plan is backed by President Donald Trump. But some South Carolina state senators have concerns that the attempt to win an additional seat could backfire and result in losses in the November elections. The effort is part of a national Republican strategy to redraw voting districts to maintain a slim House majority. Republicans suffered a setback Tuesday in Alabama, where a federal court panel blocked a bid to use a different congressional map, citing racial discrimination.

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Republican South Carolina Sen. Carlisle Kennedy, left, Democratic Sen. Ronnie Sabb, middle, and Republican Sen. Jeff Zell, right, watch a video during a session on redistricting on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)