Posted on Thu, Apr. 29, 2004


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 aren’t 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 O’Dell, 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





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