Republicans in the South Carolina House are pushing a congressional redistricting plan that could help them gain an additional seat in the November midterm elections.

A debate over congressional redistricting is shifting to South Carolina. The state House there is to take up debate Monday on legislation that would redraw U.S.

The Southern redistricting efforts come after a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that weakened Voting Rights Act protections for minority districts.

Republicans in the South Carolina House are pushing a congressional redistricting plan that could help them gain an additional seat in the November midterm elections.

The bill now heads to the more skeptical state Senate, where some Republicans have questioned whether redistricting could backfire.