(WSPA) - The South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled partisan gerrymanders do not violate the state constitution.

In a lengthy opinion posted Wednesday, the court denied a request by the League of Women Voters of South Carolina to strike down a 2022 congressional redistricting plan for being an "extreme partisan gerrymander," and declared partisan gerrymanders do not violate the state constitution.

In challenging the maps, the League of Women Voters said the redistricting plan violated voters the equal right to elect officers, intentionally diluted the influence of democratic voters across the state and suppressed certain voters from representation based on their political views.

“The whole intention of redistricting is to protect the right of voters, to be accurately represente

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