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In the beginning...
In 1973, two Election and Registration Administrators -
Betty Moore, Spartanburg County, and Nelle Power, Greenville
County - set up a meeting with Jim Ellisor, Executive
Director of the State Election Commission to make plans for an
organization of South Carolina Registration and Election
Officials (S.C.A.R.E.).
At an election workshop in August, 1974, Mr. Ellisor stressed
the importance of forming an Association of Registration and
Election Administrators. He stated that the 1975 SCAC
Annual Conference would be an appropriate opportunity to form an
organization. When the 8th Annual Conference of SCAC
convened in August, 1975, twenty-five counties and fifty-four
Registration and Election representatives were present.
Netta Whisnant, Chairman of the Registration Board at
Florence, was elected temporary Chairman and presided over the
session to organize S.C.A.R.E. Nelle Power was elected
temporary Secretary. When Chairman Whisnant asked
representatives if they wished to organize this association, the
vote was unanimously in favor.
Officers were elected. James O. Thompson, Spartanburg
County, was elected President. Other officers included Johnston Peeples, 1st Vice President, Jerry Torrence, 2nd Vice President,
Nelle Power, Secretary, and Netta Whisnant, Treasurer.
Over the years S.C.A.R.E. has evolved into a lobbying force
and a useful resource for registration and election
officials. The purpose of S.C.A.R.E. is to study, discuss and
recommend improvements in laws; to investigate and provide a
means for the exchange of ideas and experiences between county
registration and election officials; to promote education
opportunities for officials; to collect, analyze, and distribute
information about registration and election laws; and to review
and promote legislation which will endorse the efficiency of the
registration and election process in South Carolina.
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