A house RESOLUTION

 

to express deep appreciation to Jean Boseman for her faithful service for a third of a century on behalf of fair elections and for her devotion to the democratic process in north Myrtle Beach.

 

Whereas, for more than three decades, Jean Boseman greeted voters as a poll worker at Crescent Beach polling precinct in North Myrtle Beach and has long had a sense of civic responsibility; and

 

Whereas, a paid staffer for John F. Kennedy's presidential campaign, she has submitted a ballot in every election in which she could legally participate. In a runoff election once, her absentee ballot had been lost in the mail, but that was the only time her vote did not count; and

 

Whereas, Ms. Boseman moved to Horry County in 1989 and served as a poll worker until 2020; and

 

Whereas, Ms. Boseman's commitment to democracy was so compelling, that during the final years of her husband's life, her son would drive down from Raleigh, North Carolina, on election day to sit with her ailing spouse, in order to allow his mother to work the polls at the Crescent Beach precinct; and

 

Whereas, through the decades of Jean Boseman's service she undoubtedly acquired numerous election day stories, including her first experience voting in Horry County when she had to return home to retrieve her identification, and the time she gracefully disarmed a plain-clothes police officer who had his firearm while he waited in line to vote; and

 

Whereas, Ms. Boseman has exemplified the dedication and persona necessary for a successful election process on each election day; and

 

Whereas, the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives value the commitment of the citizens of the Palmetto State, like Jean Boseman, who collectively have helped to ensure safe and free elections in the nation for two hundred fifty years. Now, therefore,

 

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:

 

That the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, by this resolution, express deep appreciation to Jean Boseman for her faithful service for a third of a century on behalf of fair elections and for her devotion to the democratic process in North Myrtle Beach.

 

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to Jean Boseman.

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