(AP) -- A new U.S. House district would be in South Carolina's northeastern corner and along the coast under plans winning approval in a Senate panel.
The Senate Judiciary's redistricting panel approved plans Tuesday for the new district as well as the state's current six districts. The full Judiciary Committee expects to debate the U.S. House redistricting bill later Tuesday.
Redistricting is required every decade to reflect population changes from the Census. South Carolina picked up a seventh district because of population increases.
The new district includes Horry County on the coast surrounding Myrtle Beach and inland to Florence County and counties up to the state line with North Carolina.
The panel rejected plans the state Democratic Party and the American Civil Liberties Union offered.
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