(AP) -- South Carolina senators have approved new election district lines for their 46 seats.
The 37-1 vote Thursday sends the legislation to the House for approval. Representatives gave final approval Wednesday to the new district lines for their 124 seats.
The only dissenting vote came from Greenville Sen. Ralph Anderson. The black Democrat says the map drawn for his district would reduce minority population in his district. He says that would make it difficult for a black Democrat to be elected in the district.
Redistricting is required every 10 years so that election boundaries are set to reflect population changes.
The plans have to be approved by federal authorities under the Voting Rights Act.
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