Department of Justice Approves Redistricting

The U.S. Department of Justice has approved the redistricting plan submitted by Dorchester County.

After the decennial census, the county district lines are redrawn to allow for the change of population throughout the county. Each district is drawn in a way that allows for them to balance population wise, according to county officials. The purpose is to bring balance to the representation of citizens to council members and to come in to compliance of the 1965 Voting Rights Act as amended.  

and recommended by the South Carolina Budget and Control Board.