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  • South Carolina
    South Carolina
    / Constitutional framework

    The General Assembly, South Carolina’s legislature, comprises two houses: the Senate and the House of Representatives. Originally, each county had one senator and at least one representative, but the U.S. Supreme Court declared such apportionment unconstitutional. In 1974 the House of Representatives was divided into 124…

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    The General Assembly, South Carolina’s legislature, comprises two houses: the Senate and the House of Representatives. Originally, each county had one senator and at least one representative, but the U.S. Supreme Court declared such apportionment unconstitutional. In 1974 the House of Representatives was divided into 124…

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