Maayan Schechter

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[Maayan Schechter @MaayanSchechter]

Because South Carolina's legislative session wasn't getting more interesting, in a bit of a surprise to my week before sine die, I became a mom to a very cute baby boy. I'll be taking some much needed time off.

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[Maayan Schechter @MaayanSchechter]

@ragley Doesn’t seem like he’s understanding my explanation of senate rules. We’ve got time!

[Maayan Schechter @MaayanSchechter]

What a fascinating few weeks.

[Joseph Bustos 🔥 @JoeBReporter]

SC Senate just voted 26-18 to continue the redistricting bill, which essentially kills the bill.

[Nick Reynolds @IAmNickReynolds]

Richard Cash, one of the most conservative Republicans in the South Carolina statehouse, may have just marked the death knell for redistricting.

"Neither my conscience nor the common sense will allow me to stop an election that is already underway," he says.

[luis @luissssalfredo]

U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn was in Orangeburg this morning to vote early.

This is what he had to say when I asked if he believed elected officials had met his standard of informing people about redistricting:

[Joseph Bustos 🔥 @JoeBReporter]

Per SC Election Commission, 20,000 people have voted early as of 11 am today, the first day of early voting.

[Maayan Schechter @MaayanSchechter]

https://t.co/x6U5H13s1y

[Nick Reynolds @IAmNickReynolds]

@GOPRedistrict @AdamPKincaid Emailed response via @AdamPKincaid:

"Sen. Massey is mistaken. The bill text refers to the 2020 Census geography - census blocks, census VTDs (voting tabulation districts), and counties - not precincts. Precincts change all the time. VTDs remain constant through the decade."

[Maayan Schechter @MaayanSchechter]

SC Legislature will not pass redistricting plan by start of early voting Tuesday, creating map limbo

As @IAmNickReynolds reports, there were "new revelations Saturday that the maps ... included numerous voting precincts that no longer existed."
https://t.co/mWW9zeeO21

[SCETV @SCETV]

Election officials warn of “monumental” strain and voter confusion amid South Carolina’s redistricting fight. On "This Week in South Carolina," Gavin Jackson and the Statehouse press corps recap the legislative session. Watch or stream on-demand here: https://t.co/fFURz5iueF

[Maayan Schechter @MaayanSchechter]

@IAmNickReynolds that is quite the 3rd district

[Maayan Schechter @MaayanSchechter]

@anna_wilderr @Report4America Congratulations!

[Anna Wilder @anna_wilderr]

- 2,400 overseas absentee ballots have already been returned.
- Overall cost is $3.5 mil, county cost will be $1.8 mil, which they’re hoping legislature will cover.
- The estimated cost to let people know of the changes (timeline and maps) would be upwards of half a million ⬇️

[Maayan Schechter @MaayanSchechter]

NextEra Energy to Acquire Dominion, Creating a Utility Giant
https://t.co/VDC2YRM5Y9

[Skylar Laird @sky_latte_]

All eyes have been on South Carolina for the past few days. These are the folks who show up at the Statehouse every day to make sure y'all know what's happening.

[Maayan Schechter @MaayanSchechter]

Special s/o to my boss Aimee Crouch and colleague Gavin Jackson on 2026 sort of sine die. We set out this year to do more Statehouse coverage, and b/t our live hits + The Gavel + interviews, we achieved that.

H/t to Gavin and his quick YouTube uploads.
https://t.co/ylrW25nJbh

[Nick Reynolds @IAmNickReynolds]

Senate Majority Leader Shane Massey tells us he expects Gov. Henry McMaster will call legislators back into a special session amid the redistricting fight after the adoption of a clean sine die earlier today.

Legislative membership is being informed of plans now, he said.

[Maayan Schechter @MaayanSchechter]

Among the areas missed or misunderstood by many who don’t follow/cover the statehouse, is the gov has a good relationship with the legislature and works well with leadership, unlike some predecessors. It’s a key point of his tenure.

[Joseph Bustos 🔥 @JoeBReporter]

FWIW: Still no word on if and when McMaster will call back lawmakers absent a sine die agreement. But in 2023, when lawmakers were unable to agree to a sine die resolution, McMaster worked with lawmakers to have them return to Columbia the week after session formally "ended."

[Nick Reynolds @IAmNickReynolds]

Sine die agreement with redistricting attached fails 29-17.

Nos: Allen, Bennett, Campsen, Davis, Devine, Graham, Hembree, Hutto, Jackson, Massey, Matthews, Ott, Sabb, Sutton, Tedder, Walker, Williams.

Blackmon, Cromer and Rankin delayed, but voted aye. Five GOP defectors.

[Maayan Schechter @MaayanSchechter]

This debate is serving as a pretty good reminder that there are 34 individual Republican senators in the chamber.

[Joseph Bustos 🔥 @JoeBReporter]

State Sen. Michael Johnson proposes looking at state Senate and state House district lines with an amendment to sine die resolution.

State Sen. Zell calls the amendment a "double dog dare"

[Maayan Schechter @MaayanSchechter]

@MacaulaySmith3 @MaryGreenNews Thank you!!

[Maayan Schechter @MaayanSchechter]

Because South Carolina's legislative session wasn't getting more interesting, in a bit of a surprise to my week before sine die, I became a mom to a very cute baby boy. I'll be taking some much needed time off.

Follow SCETV + my Statehouse reporter list: https://t.co/AyydTw77co

[Maayan Schechter @MaayanSchechter]

"I have too much southern blood in me to surrender," Senate Majority Leader Shane Massey tells chamber.

[Nick Reynolds @IAmNickReynolds]

"I've got to look in the mirror," he says. But adds his conscience is clear.

"I've taken a lot of hits. But this one isn't hard," he said. "Because I know what the right thing to do is."

Says he doesn't know what will happen today, because he hasn't counted any votes.