Journal of the Senate
of the Second Session of the 111th General Assembly
of the State of South Carolina
being the Regular Session Beginning Tuesday, January 9, 1996

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On motion of Senator McCONNELL, the names of Ms. Selma T. Jones, Mr. Thomas C. Cofield, Mr. Wyatt Saunders, Mr. James C. Williams, Jr., and Ms. Brenda Reddix-Smalls were withdrawn from consideration.

Senator McCONNELL placed the name of Mr. John W. Kittredge in nomination.

Senator McCONNELL moved that the nominations be closed and, with unanimous consent, the vote was taken by acclamation, resulting in the election of the nominee.

Whereupon, the PRESIDENT announced that the Honorable John W. Kittredge was duly elected to the Circuit Court, At-Large Position, Seat #11, for the term prescribed by law.

Election to the Position of Judge, Circuit Court,

At-Large, Seat #12

The PRESIDENT announced that nominations were in order to elect a successor to the Circuit Court, At-Large Position, Seat #12.

Senator McCONNELL, Chairman of the Judicial Screening Committee, stated that Mr. Robert S. Armstrong, Mr. James R. Barber, III, Mr. James E. Brogdon, Jr., Mr. Thomas C. Dillard, Mr. Dale L. DuTremble, Ms. Selma T. Jones, Ms. Brenda Reddix-Smalls, and Mr. James C. Williams, Jr. had been screened and found qualified.

On motion of Senator McCONNELL, the names of Mr. Thomas C. Cofield, Mr. Robert S. Armstrong, Mr. James R. Barber, III, Mr. Dale L. DuTremble, Ms. Selma T. Jones, Mr. James C. Williams, Jr., Ms. Brenda Reddix-Smalls, and Mr. Thomas C. Dillard were withdrawn from consideration.

Senator McCONNELL placed the name of Mr. James E. Brogdon, Jr. in nomination.

Senator McCONNELL moved that the nominations be closed and, with unanimous consent, the vote was taken by acclamation, resulting in the election of the nominee.

Whereupon, the PRESIDENT announced that the Honorable James E. Brogdon, Jr. was duly elected to the Circuit Court, At-Large Position, Seat #12, for the term prescribed by law.

Election to the Position of Judge, Circuit Court,

At-Large, Seat #13

The PRESIDENT announced that nominations were in order to elect a successor to the Circuit Court, At-Large Position, Seat #13.


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Senator McCONNELL, Chairman of the Judicial Screening Committee, stated that Mr. Lee S. Alford, Mr. James R. Barber, III, Mr. John L. Breeden, Jr., Mr. Thomas C. Cofield, Ms. Selma T. Jones, Mr. J.C. Nicholson, Jr., Ms. Brenda Reddix-Smalls, and Mr. James C. Williams, Jr. had been screened and found qualified.

On motion of Senator McCONNELL, the names of Mr. James C. Williams, Jr. and Ms. Brenda Reddix-Smalls were withdrawn from consideration.

Senator McCONNELL placed the names of Mr. Lee S. Alford, Mr. James R. Barber, III, Mr. John L. Breeden, Jr., Mr. Thomas C. Cofield, Ms. Selma T. Jones, and Mr. J.C. Nicholson, Jr. in nomination.

The Reading Clerk of the Senate called the roll of the Senate and the Senators voted viva voce as their names were called.

The following named Senators voted for Mr. Alford:

Courtney             Gregory              Hayes
Martin               Mescher              Peeler
Russell              Short                
TOTAL--8

The following named Senators voted for Mr. Barber:

Courson              Jackson              Moore
Reese                Richter              Ryberg
TOTAL--6

The following named Senators voted for Mr. Breeden:

Elliott              Fair                 Ford
Glover               Holland              Land
Matthews             McConnell            Patterson
Rankin               Washington           
TOTAL--11
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The following named Senators voted for Mr. Cofield:
Cork                 Rose                 Setzler
Wilson
TOTAL--4

The following named Senators voted for Ms. Jones:

Bryan                Drummond             Giese
Lander               Leventis             Saleeby
Thomas
TOTAL--7

The following named Senators voted for Mr. Nicholson:

Alexander            Boan                 McGill
O'Dell               Passailaigue         Smith, G.
Smith, J.V.          Waldrep
TOTAL--8

On motion of Rep. Felder, with unanimous consent, the members of the House voted by electronic roll call.

The following named Representatives voted for Mr. Alford:

Brown, H.            Cato                 Dantzler
Delleney             Easterday            Fleming
Govan                Haskins              Kirsh
Lanford              Law                  Lee
Littlejohn           Loftis               Marchbanks
McCraw               McElveen             Meacham
Moody-Lawrence       Phillips             Rice
Simrill              Tripp                Trotter
Wofford              Young-Brickell       
Total--26

The following named Representatives voted for Mr. Barber:

Cotty                Cromer               Harrison
Hodges               Mason                Smith, R.
Total--6


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The following named Representatives voted for Mr. Breeden:
Anderson             Askins               Baxley
Boan                 Breeland             Brown, G.
Brown, J.            Brown, T.            Cave
Clyburn              Cobb-Hunter          Elliott
Fulmer               Hallman              Harrell
Harvin               Herdklotz            Hines, J.
Hines, M.            Hutson               Inabinett
Jennings             Keegan               Kelley
Kennedy              Kinon                Limbaugh
Limehouse            Lloyd                Martin
McMahand             McTeer               Neal
Neilson              Richardson           Sandifer
Scott                Thomas               Whipper, L.
Whipper, S.          White                Wilkes
Wilkins              Witherspoon          Worley
Total--45

The following named Representatives voted for Mr. Cofield:

Felder               Gamble               Knotts
Koon                 Quinn                Riser
Spearman             Stuart               Wright
Total--9

The following named Representatives voted for Ms. Jones:

Byrd                 Carnell              Chamblee
Felder               Harris, J.           Howard
Jaskwhich            Keyserling           Klauber
McAbee               McKay                Rhoad
Robinson             Rogers               Seithel
Shissias             Stille               Stoddard
Vaughn               Waldrop              Wells
Whatley              Wilder               Williams
Total--24

The following named Representatives voted for Mr. Nicholson:

Allison              Bailey               Cain
Davenport            Harris, P.           Sheheen

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Smith, D.            Townsend             Tucker
Walker               Young                
Total--11

RECAPITULATION

Total Number of Senators voting. . . . .44
Total Number of Representatives voting. . . . .121
Grand Total. . . . .165

Necessary to a choice. . . . .83

Of which Mr. Alford received. . . . .34

Of which Mr. Barber received. . . . .12

Of which Mr. Breeden received. . . . .56

Of which Mr. Cofield received. . . . .13

Of which Ms. Jones received. . . . .31

Of which Mr. Nicholson received. . . . .19

No candidate having received a majority vote, the PRESIDENT ordered the General Assembly to proceed to a subsequent ballot.

On motion of Rep. Harrison, the name of Mr. James R. Barber, III was withdrawn from the consideration.

Second Ballot

The Reading Clerk of the Senate called the roll of the Senate and the Senators voted viva voce as their names were called.

The following named Senators voted for Mr. Alford:

Gregory              Hayes                Martin
Mescher              Moore                Peeler
Reese                Russell              Short
TOTAL--9

The following named Senators voted for Mr. Breeden:

Elliott              Fair                 Ford
Glover               Holland              Matthews
McConnell            McGill               Passailaigue

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Patterson            Rankin               Richter
Smith, J.V.          Washington
TOTAL--14

The following named Senators voted for Mr. Cofield:

Cork                 Ryberg               Setzler
Wilson
TOTAL--4

The following named Senators voted for Ms. Jones:

Bryan                Courson              Courtney
Drummond             Giese                Jackson
Land                 Lander               Leventis
Rose                 Saleeby              Thomas
TOTAL--12

The following named Senators voted for Mr. Nicholson:

Alexander            Boan                 O'Dell
Smith, G.            Waldrep
TOTAL--5

On motion of Rep. Felder, with unanimous consent, the members of the House voted by electronic roll call.

The following named Representatives voted for Mr. Alford:

Davenport            Delleney             Easterday
Fleming              Haskins              Kirsh
Littlejohn           Loftis               Marchbanks
Mason                McCraw               McElveen
Meacham              Phillips             Rice
Sharpe               Simrill              Tripp
Trotter              Young-Brickell
Total--20


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The following named Representatives voted for Mr. Breeden:
Anderson             Askins               Boan
Breeland             Brown, G.            Brown, J.
Brown, T.            Cave                 Clyburn
Cobb-Hunter          Cotty                Elliott
Fulmer               Gamble               Govan
Harrell              Harrison             Harvin
Herdklotz            Hines, J.            Hines, M.
Hutson               Inabinett            Keegan
Kelley               Kennedy              Kinon
Limbaugh             Limehouse            Lloyd
Martin               McMahand             McTeer
Neal                 Neilson              Richardson
Sandifer             Scott                Seithel
Sheheen              Smith, R.            Thomas
Whipper, L.          Whipper, S.          White
Wilkes               Wilkins              Witherspoon
Worley
Total--49

The following named Representatives voted for Mr. Cofield:

Hodges               Knotts               Koon
Quinn                Riser                Spearman
Stuart               Wright
Total--8

The following named Representatives voted for Ms. Jones:

Allison              Baxley               Byrd
Carnell              Chamblee             Cromer
Felder               Harris, J.           Howard
Jaskwhich            Jennings             Keyserling
Klauber              Lee                  McAbee
McKay                Moody-Lawrence       Rhoad
Robinson             Rogers               Shissias
Stille               Stoddard             Vaughn
Waldrop              Wells                Whatley
Wilder               Williams             Wofford
Total--30


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The following named Representatives voted for Mr. Nicholson:
Bailey               Brown, H.            Cain
Cato                 Dantzler             Hallman
Harris, P.           Lanford              Smith, D.
Townsend             Tucker               Walker
Young                
Total--13

RECAPITULATION

Total Number of Senators voting. . . . .44
Total Number of Representatives voting. . . . .120
Grand Total. . . . .164

Necessary to a choice. . . . .83

Of which Mr. Alford received. . . . .29

Of which Mr. Breeden received. . . . .63

Of which Mr. Cofield received. . . . .12

Of which Ms. Jones received. . . . .42

Of which Mr. Nicholson received. . . . .18

No candidate having received a majority vote, the PRESIDENT ordered the General Assembly to proceed to a subsequent ballot.

On motion of Rep. Townsend, the name of Mr. J.C. Nicholson, Jr. was withdrawn from consideration.

On motion of Rep. Wright, the name of Mr. Thomas C. Cofield was withdrawn from consideration.

Third Ballot

The Reading Clerk of the Senate called the roll of the Senate and the Senators voted viva voce as their names were called.

The following named Senators voted for Mr. Alford:

Courtney             Gregory              Hayes
Martin               Mescher              Moore
Peeler               Russell              Ryberg
Short                Waldrep              Wilson
TOTAL--12


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The following named Senators voted for Mr. Breeden:
Boan                 Elliott              Fair
Ford                 Giese                Glover
Holland              Land                 Matthews
McGill               Passailaigue         Patterson
Rankin               Reese                Richter
Setzler              Smith, G.            Smith, J.V.
Washington
TOTAL--19

The following named Senators voted for Ms. Jones:

Alexander            Bryan                Cork
Courson              Drummond             Jackson
Lander               Leventis             McConnell
O'Dell               Rose                 Saleeby
Thomas
TOTAL--13

On motion of Rep. Felder, with unanimous consent, the members of the House voted by electronic roll call.

The following named Representatives voted for Mr. Alford:

Cain                 Cato                 Dantzler
Davenport            Delleney             Easterday
Fleming              Kirsh                Koon
Law                  Lee                  Loftis
Mason                McCraw               McElveen
Meacham              Moody-Lawrence       Rice
Simrill              Smith, D.            Tripp
Trotter              Williams             Wofford
Wright               Young-Brickell       
Total--26

The following named Representatives voted for Mr. Breeden:

Anderson             Askins               Bailey
Boan                 Breeland             Brown, G.
Brown, J.            Brown, T.            Cave
Clyburn              Cobb-Hunter          Cotty

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Cromer               Elliott              Fulmer
Gamble               Govan                Harrell
Harrison             Harvin               Herdklotz
Hines, J.            Hines, M.            Hodges
Hutson               Inabinett            Keegan
Kelley               Kennedy              Kinon
Limbaugh             Limehouse            Lloyd
Martin               McMahand             McTeer
Neal                 Neilson              Quinn
Richardson           Riser                Sandifer
Scott                Seithel              Sharpe
Sheheen              Smith, R.            Stuart
Thomas               Tucker               Whipper, L.
Whipper, S.          White                Wilkes
Wilkins              Witherspoon          Worley
Total--57

The following named Representatives voted for Ms. Jones:

Allison              Baxley               Brown, H.
Byrd                 Carnell              Chamblee
Felder               Hallman              Harris, J.
Harris, P.           Haskins              Jaskwhich
Jennings             Keyserling           Klauber
Knotts               Lanford              Littlejohn
Marchbanks           McAbee               McKay
Phillips             Rhoad                Robinson
Rogers               Shissias             Spearman
Stille               Stoddard             Townsend
Vaughn               Waldrop              Walker
Wells                Whatley              Wilder
Young                
Total--37

RECAPITULATION

Total Number of Senators voting. . . . .44
Total Number of Representatives voting. . . . .120
Grand Total. . . . .164

Necessary to a choice. . . . .83

Of which Mr. Alford received. . . . .38


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