The Mississippi Senate voted 34-17 Wednesday to pass Senate Bill 2401, which would allow the widespread creation of charter schools in Mississippi. A "yes" vote was for the bill and a "no" vote was against it.
The bill would allow students to cross district lines to attend charter schools. The tax dollars their families pay would follow them across district lines.
Here is a rundown of how lawmakers voted:
Republicans voting yes (31)
Brown, Columbus; Burton, Newton; Carmichael, Meridian; Chassaniol, Winona; Clarke, Hollandale; Collins, Tupelo; Doty, Brookhaven; Fillingane, Sumrall; Flowers, Southaven; Gandy, Waynesboro;
Gollott, Biloxi; Harkins, Flowood; Hill, Picayune; Hopson, Vicksburg; Hudson, Hattiesburg; G. Jackson, French Camp; Kirby, Pearl; Lee, Mendenhall; Longwitz, Madison; Massey, Nesbit;
McDaniel, Ellisville; Moran, Kiln; Parks, Corinth; Polk, Hattiesburg; Smith, Picayune; Sojourner, Natchez; Tindell, Gulfport; Tollison, Oxford; Ward, Louisville; Watson, Pascagoula;
Wiggins, Pascagoula.
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Republicans voting no (0)
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Democrats voting yes (3)
Hale, Senatobia; Jones, Canton; Montgomery, Bay Springs;
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Democrats voting no (17)
Blount, Jackson; Browning, Pontotoc; Bryan, Amory; A. Butler, Port Gibson; K. Butler, McComb; Dawkins, Pass Christian; Frazier, Jackson; Horhn, Jackson; R. Jackson, Marks; S. Jackson, Preston;
Jolly, Houston; Jordan, Greenwood; D. Simmons, Greenville; W. Simmons, Cleveland; Stone, Ashland; Turner, West Point; Wilemon, Belmont.
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Democrat absent (1)
Harden, Jackson.
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