Harrell: House Supports Roll-Call Voting
Recently, the S.C. Policy Council released a report on roll-call voting by the General Assembly. I have always been a supporter of the Policy Council and have relied on its research on countless issues. There is even a quote from me on the Policy Council Web site stating how much I rely on its work. However, the research done on roll-call voting was not at all up to the quality of work expected when the Policy Council’s name is on a document.
The report clearly states: “Total House Roll Call Votes — 62.” However, the House actually took 443 roll-call votes in 2008 — an average of seven for every day we were in session. The 443 number is easy to verify. Every vote can be found online on the General Assembly’s Web site. This information has been readily accessible online since 2001.
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