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- ↑ "Sales tax increase for car, boats opposed". The Item . Sumter, South Carolina. January 10, 1990. p. 8. Retrieved January 7, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "County Council". The Item . Sumter, South Carolina. March 20, 2010. p. 8. Retrieved January 7, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 3 Legislative Manual - General Assembly of South Carolina, General Assembly of South Carolina, 1990
- ↑ "5 S.C. Legislators, Lobbyist Charged in Bribery Scandal". Los Angeles Times. 21 September 1990. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
- ↑ "2 South Carolina Legislators Guilty of Corruption". The New York Times. 10 March 1991. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
