Journal of the Senate
of the First Session of the 111th General Assembly
of the State of South Carolina
being the Regular Session Beginning Tuesday, January 10, 1995

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JOYNER SWAMP. . . . . 422

LITTLE RIVER. . . . . 2,762

METHODIST RHEOBETH. . . . . 577

MILL SWAMP. . . . . 280

MOUNT OLIVE. . . . . 582

MOUNT VERNON. . . . . 600

NIXONS CROSSROADS. . . . . 1,760

NORTON . . . . . 243

OCEAN DRIVE 1. . . . . 1,680

OCEAN DRIVE 2. . . . . 1,935

PAWLEYS SWAMP. . . . . 519

PLEASANT VIEW. . . . . 385

POPLAR HILL. . . . . 1,022

SHELL . . . . . 890

SPRING BRANCH. . . . . 517

SWEET HOME. . . . . 927

TAYLORSVILLE. . . . . 487

TODDVILLE

Tract 0706.00

Blocks: 210. . . . . 105

WAMPEE. . . . . 1,721

WINDY HILL. . . . . 1,529

Marion County

BRITTONS NECK

Tract 9508.00

Blocks: 144, 181, 182, 184, 185, 190, 191, 194, 195, 240, 242, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279. . . . . 32

NICHOLS . . . . . 1,341

NORTHEAST MULLINS

Tract 9504.00

Blocks: 509, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519. . . . . 94

Tract 9505.00

Blocks: 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 123, 124, 126A, 126B, 127, 128, 129, 130A, 130B, 131A, 131B, 132, 133, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171. . . . . 789

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SOUTHEAST MULLINS. . . . . 2,158

Marlboro County

ADAMSVILLE

Tract 9604.00

Blocks: 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 149, 150, 151, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 194, 195, 196, 197, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 219. . . . . 320

CLIO

Tract 9604.00

Blocks: 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 401, 402, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455, 456, 457, 458, 459, 460, 461, 462, 463, 464, 465. . . . . 149

Tract 9605.00

Blocks: 112, 113, 114, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 138, 161, 162, 163, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248B, 249, 250B, 251B, 256B, 257B, 258, 259B, 260B, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280. . . . . 950

EAST BENNETTSVILLE

Tract 9602.00

Blocks: 701A, 703B, 703A, 704, 705, 706, 707B, 707A, 708A, 708B, 708C, 710A, 710B, 710C, 715, 716, 717, 719, 720, 721, 726, 727, 728. . . . . 246

Tract 9603.00

Blocks: 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210B, 210A, 211A, 211B, 212, 213B, 213A, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 225B, 226B, 226A, 227B, 227A, 228, 230, 246, 253, 254C, 254B, 254A, 255A, 255B, 256B, 256A, 257A, 257B, 257C, 258, 260, 263, 264A, 264B, 278, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306A, 306B, 307B, 307A, 308A, 308B, 309, 310, 311B, 311A, 312B, 312A, 313B, 313A, 314A, 314B, 318B, 318A, 319A, 319B, 320, 321A,

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321B,322A, 322B, 323, 324B, 324A, 327, 328, 329,330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 337, 405, 408, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 509, 510, 514, 515, 601A, 601B, 602, 603, 604, 605B, 605A, 608, 701, 702, 706, 707, 708, 709, 710, 711, 712, 713, 714, 715, 716, 717, 718, 719, 720, 721, 722, 723, 724, 725, 726, 809, 810, 811, 812A, 812B, 850, 851, 852, 853, 854A, 854C, 854B, 855B, 855C, 855A, 856A, 856B, 857A, 857B, 858A, 858B, 859A, 859B, 860, 861A, 861B, 862, 863, 864A, 864B, 865, 875, 876, 877, 878, 887, 888, 889. . . . . 3,456

Tract 9604.00

Blocks: 207, 208, 209, 210, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256. . . . . 122

EAST MCCOLL. . . . . 1,649

MCCOLL . . . . . 2,291

QUICKS CROSS ROADS

Tract 9603.00

Blocks: 247, 251, 244, 248, 245, 250, 249B, 249A. . . . . 22

SOUTH BENNETTSVILLE

Tract 9602.00

Blocks: 412A, 603, 604, 611, 612, 614, 616D, 616C, 616E, 616A, 616B, 617, 618, 619, 620A, 620B, 621, 622, 623, 624, 625, 626, 627, 801, 803B, 803A. . . . . 591

TATUM . . . . . 618

WEST BENNETTSVILLE

Tract 9602.00

Blocks: 101B. . . . . 0

DISTRICT TOTAL. . . . . 76,438

PERCENT VARIATION. . . . . 0.844/

Amend title to conform.

Motion Adopted

Senator ELLIOTT asked unanimous consent to make a motion to authorize the Clerk, upon the final printing of S. 9, as amended on third reading, to renumber District 28 as District 33 and to renumber District 33 as District 28.

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There was no objection.

Senator RANKIN explained the amendment.

Senator RANKIN moved that the amendment be adopted.

Senator ELLIOTT spoke on the amendment.

On motion of Senator STILWELL, the amendment was carried over.

Amendment No. 9

Senators HOLLAND, SALEEBY, McCONNELL, MATTHEWS, STILWELL, MOORE, COURTNEY and JACKSON proposed the following Amendment No. 9 (JUD0009.001), which was adopted:

Amend the bill, as and if amended, page 91, beginning on line 5, by striking SECTIONS 3, 4, and 5 in their entirety and inserting therein the following:

/SECTION 3. Section 2-1-60 of the 1976 Code, as amended, is repealed. Effective with the 1996 general election and the primaries therefor, members of the Senate shall be elected from the districts enumerated in Section 2-1-65 of the 1976 Code, as amended by this act.

SECTION 4. Upon the effective date of this act, the President Pro Tempore of the South Carolina Senate is designated as the appropriate official of the submitting authority who is responsible for making submissions of the Senate reapportionment plan set forth in this act to the Chief, Voting Section, Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice, in compliance with Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, and Title 28, Part 51 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

SECTION 5. Except as otherwise herein provided, this act takes effect upon approval by the Governor./

Amend title to conform.

Senator MOORE explained the amendment.

Senator MOORE moved that the amendment be adopted.

The amendment was adopted.

Amendment No. 4

Amendment No. 4 (9C002.DE), proposed by Senator ELLIOTT, and previously carried over, was taken up for immediate consideration.

On motion of Senator ELLIOTT, with unanimous consent, Amendment No. 4 was withdrawn.

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Debate was interrupted by recess.

RECESS

At 4:55 P.M., on motion of Senator MOORE, the Senate receded from business subject to the Call of the Chair.

At 6:20 P.M., the Senate resumed.

ACTING PRESIDENT PRESIDES

Senator MARTIN assumed the Chair.

Leave of Absence Rescinded

At 6:20 P.M., the leave of absence granted to Senator WALDREP for today was rescinded.

Leave of Absence

On motion of Senator MARTIN, at 6:20 P.M., Senator HAYES was granted a leave of absence until 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, April 5, 1995.

AMENDED, READ THE THIRD TIME, SENT TO THE HOUSE

S. 9 -- Senators Holland, Saleeby, McConnell, Moore, Matthews, Stilwell, Courtney, Jackson, Rose and Giese: A BILL TO ADOPT THE UNITED STATES CENSUS OF 1990 AS THE TRUE AND CORRECT ENUMERATION OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND OF THE SEVERAL COUNTIES, MUNICIPALITIES, AND OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS OF THIS STATE; TO AMEND TITLE 2, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 2-1-65, SO AS TO ESTABLISH ELECTION DISTRICTS FROM WHICH MEMBERS OF THE SENATE ARE ELECTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE UNITED STATES CENSUS OF 1990 COMMENCING WITH THE 1996 GENERAL ELECTION, TO DESIGNATE THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE OF THE SENATE AS THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIAL OF THE SUBMITTING AUTHORITY TO MAKE THE REQUIRED SUBMISSION OF THE SENATE REAPPORTIONMENT PLAN CONTAINED IN THIS ACT TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE UNDER THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 2-1-60, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO CURRENT ELECTION DISTRICTS FROM WHICH MEMBERS OF THE SENATE ARE ELECTED SUBJECT TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS.

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The Senate resumed consideration of the Bill. The question being the third reading of the Bill.

Amendment No. 8

Amendment No. 8 (9C002.LAR) proposed by Senators RANKIN and ELLIOTT and previously carried over was taken up for immediate consideration.

Senator ELLIOTT explained the amendment.

Senator ELLIOTT moved that the amendment be adopted.

The amendment was adopted.

Amendment No. 10

Senator GIESE proposed the following Amendment No. 10 (9C001.WKG), which was adopted:

Amend the bill, as and if amended, in Section 2, beginning on page 47 by striking District 21 in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
/DISTRICT 21

Area. . . . .Population

Calhoun County

BETHEL . . . . . 1,104

CENTER HILL. . . . . 1,050

DIXIE . . . . . 2,779

FALL BRANCH. . . . . 498

MURPH MILL. . . . . 548

SANDY RUN. . . . . 1,509

Richland County

BLUFF . . . . . 3,910

EASTOVER. . . . . 3,897

FJ 3 . . . . . 444

FJ 4 . . . . . 475

FJ 5 . . . . . 72

FJ 6 . . . . . 7

FJ 7 . . . . . 0

FJ 8 . . . . . 3,073

FJ 9 . . . . . 0

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FJ 10 . . . . . 0

FJ 11 . . . . . 942

FJ 12 . . . . . 597

FJ 13 . . . . . 546

FJ 14 . . . . . 5

FJ 17 . . . . . 2,109

FJ 18 . . . . . 0

FJ 19 . . . . . 0

FJ 20 . . . . . 0

FJ 21 . . . . . 3,017

GADSDEN. . . . . 2,563

GARNERS . . . . . 1,131

HOPKINS. . . . . 4,266

HUNTING CREEK. . . . . 493

MILL CREEK

Tract 0116.05

Blocks: 508, 608, 611, 709, 710B, 711, 712, 713, 714, 715, 716, 717, 718, 719, 720, 721, 722. . . . . 835

OLYMPIA . . . . . 2,320

PINE LAKES

Tract 0119.01

Blocks: 212, 213, 211, 215, 216, 214, 205, 206, 217, 207, 208, 209, 210, 224, 227, 226, 228, 229, 231, 230, 225, 204, 220, 219, 221, 222, 223, 218, 107. . . . . 2,412

Tract 0116.06

Blocks: 132, 133, 401. . . . . 220

Tract 0119.01

Blocks: 203. . . . . 112

Tract 0116.06

Blocks: 131, 102, 101A, 101B, 101C, 101D. . . . . 405

Tract 0119.01

Blocks: 103A, 102, 109, 108, 110, 201, 202, 103B, 106B, 106A, 104, 105, 103C. . . . . 1,261

PINEWOOD. . . . . 1,897

WARD 1. . . . . 7,428

WARD 2. . . . . 885

WARD 3

Tract 0016.00

Blocks: 101, 102. . . . . 2

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WARD 4

Tract 0007.00

Blocks: 219, 218, 217, 301, 215, 214, 302, 216. . . . . 370

Tract 0008.00

Blocks: 101, 104, 105. . . . . 0

Tract 0010.00

Blocks: 101. . . . . 581

Tract 0008.00

Blocks: 103, 102. . . . . 701

Tract 0007.00

Blocks: 318, 213, 317, 211, 108, 110, 114, 107, 106. . . . . 310

Tract 0005.00

Blocks: 245A, 245B. . . . . 0

Tract 0007.00

Blocks: 102, 115, 116, 125, 208, 210, 124, 123, 120, 117, 121, 119. . . . . 376

WARD 5 . . . . . 2,421

WARD 7

Tract 0009.00

Blocks: 309, 304, 310, 303, 302. . . . . 238

Tract 0109.00

Blocks: 214B. . . . . 0

Tract 0009.00

Blocks: 324, 321, 319, 209, 204A. . . . . 1,027

Tract 0109.00

Blocks: 212B. . . . . 0

Tract 0009.00

Blocks: 217, 101, 102, 113, 210, 215, 216, 211, 214, 212, 213. . . . . 565

WARD 8. . . . . 2,061

WARD 9 . . . . . 2,716

WARD 11 . . . . . 3,191

WARD 27

Tract 0116.05

Blocks: 402, 407C, 407D, 407B, 407A, 411, 415A, 415B, 703, 704E, 704D, 704B, 704A, 704C, 705, 706, 707, 708, 710A, 723, 724. . . . . 2,246

Tract 0117.02

Blocks: 204A, 204B. . . . . 1

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WARD 30

Tract 0015.00

Blocks: 120, 121, 203, 204, 205, 206, 211, 212. . . . . 52

Tract 0016.00

Blocks: 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 115, 116, 117, 118, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415. . . . . 2,219

Tract 0017.00

Blocks: 101, 102. . . . . 0

WARD 32. . . . . 2,808

WARD 33 . . . . . 1,858

DISTRICT TOTAL. . . . . 76,553

PERCENT VARIATION. . . . . 0.996/

Amend the bill further in Section 2, beginning on page 50 by striking District 22 in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
/DISTRICT 22

Area. . . . .Population

Kershaw County

ELGIN 1 . . . . . 2,803

ELGIN 2 . . . . . 2,701

LUGOFF 1. . . . . 1,416

LUGOFF 2. . . . . 2,427

LUGOFF 3. . . . . 1,292

Richland County

ARCADIA. . . . . 3,751

BRIARWOOD. . . . . 2,577

COOPER . . . . . 3,522

E FOREST ACRES. . . . . 2,113

ESTATES . . . . . 2,715

FJ 1 . . . . . 0

FJ 2 . . . . . 0

FJ 15 . . . . . 5

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FJ 16 . . . . . 0

HORRELL HILL. . . . . 4,303

LYKESLAND. . . . . 4,511

MIDWAY. . . . . 4,266

N FOREST ACRES

Tract 0112.02

Blocks: 210, 212, 213A, 211, 213B, 204, 203, 205, 206, 208, 207, 209, 220, 237A, 224, 237B, 238A, 238B, 223, 222, 217, 216, 219, 201, 221, 215, 202. . . . . 1,388

Tract 0111.01

Blocks: 204, 119D, 208A, 208B, 213, 119C, 119B, 118C, 119A, 118A. . . . . 631

NORTH SPRINGS. . . . . 5,194

OAKWOOD

Tract 0111.02

Blocks: 106B, 106C, 106A, 107, 108A, 108B, 109A, 113, 121, 122, 123A, 206A, 206B, 207A, 207B, 208A, 208B, 209A, 209B, 210A, 210B, 211A, 211B, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305A, 305B, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314. . . . . 1,442

PINE LAKES

Tract 0119.01

Blocks: 101. . . . . 22

PONTIAC . . . . . 4,298

S FOREST ACRES. . . . . 2,283

SATCHELFORD. . . . . 1,176

SPRING VALLEY

Tract 0114.03

Blocks: 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311. . . . . 3,405

Tract 0114.04

Blocks: 121, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313. . . . . 2,696

WARD 16. . . . . 1,432

WARD 24 . . . . . 1,181

WARD 25 . . . . . 2,160

WILDEWOOD. . . . . 4,367

WOODFIELD. . . . . 5,573

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