South Carolina House of Representatives districts
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South Carolina House of Representatives districts are the geographically defined electoral areas from which members are elected to serve in the lower chamber of the South Carolina General Assembly.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legislative electoral district
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state legislative district ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boundaryBasis | population-based apportionment ⓘ |
| boundaryPrinciple | one person, one vote ⓘ |
| chamberLevel | lower house ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dataSourceForBoundaries | U.S. Census Bureau geographic data ⓘ |
| defines | geographic constituencies for state house elections in South Carolina ⓘ |
| electoralRole | determine which candidates appear on a voter’s ballot for the South Carolina House of Representatives ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | first-past-the-post voting ⓘ |
| elects | members of the South Carolina House of Representatives ⓘ |
| electsOfficialsWhoMeetIn | South Carolina State House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electsToBody | South Carolina House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBodySeatLocation | Columbia, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | legislative branch ⓘ |
| hasElectorate | registered voters residing within each district ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English (official legislative language context) ⓘ |
| legalFramework |
South Carolina state law
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| levelOfGovernment | state ⓘ |
| mapsPublishedBy |
South Carolina Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office
NERFINISHED
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South Carolina legislature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
South Carolina General Assembly
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Carolina House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | to provide geographic representation in the South Carolina House of Representatives ⓘ |
| redistrictingAuthority | South Carolina General Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| redistrictingTrigger | decennial United States census NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
South Carolina Senate districts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States congressional districts in South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representationType | single-member representation ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
federal Voting Rights Act requirements
ⓘ
judicial review in redistricting litigation ⓘ redistricting ⓘ |
| termLengthOfElectedMembers | 2 years ⓘ |
| typeOfConstituency | territorial constituency ⓘ |
| usedFor | state legislative elections in South Carolina ⓘ |
| usedInElectionCycle | biennial general elections for the South Carolina House of Representatives ⓘ |
| votingEligibility | eligible voters residing in the district ⓘ |
| votingSystem | single-member district system ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Saluda County, South Carolina
→
legislativeDistrict
→
South Carolina House of Representatives districts
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South Carolina House District 87
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subdivisionOf
→
South Carolina House of Representatives districts
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