(Columbia-AP) -- House members restored funding for voting machines and Special Olympics as they overrode Governor Mark Sanford's first budget vetoes on Wednesday. The House rejected six of Sanford's 22 vetoes from last year and parts of a seventh.

The House agreed to reduce funding for the State Museum and a litter control program among others. The House also withdrew permission for the Highway Patrol to charge for traffic control at football games.

Legislators restored $60,000 to Leadership South Carolina. They say it trains political and business leaders. Sanford wanted it paid for privately.

Legislators also voted to keep Medicaid payments to pharmacists at current levels.

The House sustained some vetoes, including a state subsidy to a motorcycle driver training program, money for the Palmetto Pride litter control program and the $1200 stipend for state poet laureate.

The Senate now will take up the budget vetoes. Tuesday the Senate overrode three vetoes that the House will consider. Those vetoes dealt mostly with local programs.

Governor Mark Sanford's $5.1 billion budget proposal was on lawmakers' desk when the second session of the 115th Legislature started. The 328-page plan is designed to deal with a projected $350 million budget shortfall. Read budget highlights (Adobe required). Read full budget (Adobe required).

posted 9:03am by Chris Rees