HOW THEY
VOTED
The 23-21 roll call by which the South Carolina Senate voted to
kill a bill allowing police to stop adult drivers who arent wearing
seat belts. There are 46 members of the Senate:
VOTING YES
To end debate on the bill this year effectively killing it (22
Republicans, one Democrat):
Thomas Alexander,
R-Oconee
Ronnie Cromer,
R-Newberry
Dick Elliott, D-Horry
Mike Fair,
R-Greenville
Warren Giese,
R-Richland
Larry Grooms,
R-Berkeley
John Hawkins,
R-Spartanburg
Wes Hayes, R-York
Jake Knotts,
R-Lexington
John Kuhn,
R-Charleston
Hugh Leatherman,
R-Florence
Larry Martin,
R-Pickens
Glenn McConnell,
R-Charleston
William Mescher,
R-Berkeley
William ODell,
R-Abbeville
Harvey Peeler,
R-Cherokee
Arthur Ravenel,
R-Charleston
Scott Richardson,
R-Beaufort
Jim Ritchie,
R-Spartanburg
Verne Smith,
R-Greenville
David Thomas,
R-Greenville
Danny Verdin,
R-Laurens
Bob Waldrep,
R-Anderson
VOTING NO
To allow debate to proceed, keeping the bill alive (16 Democrats,
five Republicans):
Ralph Anderson,
D-Greenville
Bill Branton,
R-Dorchester
John Courson,
R-Richland
John Drummond,
D-Greenwood
Robert Ford,
D-Charleston
Greg Gregory,
R-Lancaster
Brad Hutto,
D-Orangeburg
Darrell Jackson,
D-Richland
John Land,
D-Clarendon
Gerald Malloy,
D-Darlington
John Matthews,
D-Orangeburg
Yancey McGill,
D-Williamsburg
Tommy Moore, D-Aiken
Kay Patterson,
D-Richland
Clementa Pinckney,
D-Jasper
Luke Rankin, R-Horry
Glenn Reese,
D-Spartanburg
Greg Ryberg, R-Aiken
Nikki Setzler,
D-Lexington
Vincent Sheheen,
D-Kershaw
Linda Short,
D-Chester
NOT VOTING
(Two Democrats)
Maggie Glover,
D-Florence
Phil Leventis,
D-Sumter |