- Dates
- 1996-10 – 1996-11
- Kind
- Election
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- governancecommunitycommunicationinfrastructure
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
In October 1996, Richard Gillespie announced a write-in campaign for the District and County Commissioner position in the November 5 general election. His letter framed the campaign around island representation, county services, and the effect of spoiled and uncast primary ballots, and offered guidance on using the write-in privilege and absentee voting.
Evidence limits
This is a candidate’s campaign letter. It records the announcement and its claims about the primary, not the general-election result or an independent canvass of ballot validity.
Sources
- Richard Gillespie announces a November 5 write-in campaign for the District and County Commissioner position, argues for direct island representation, cites spoiled ballots and uncast votes in the primary, and asks islanders to help voters use the write-in process. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1996-10_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the campaign letter and election date.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1996-10_Beaver-Beacon
- The issue urges an error-free island turnout for the November 5 write-in election, discusses invalidated and uncast primary ballots, and reproduces Gillespie’s instructions for absentee, write-in, and sticker voting. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1996-11_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the election editorial and write-in instructions.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1996-11_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Richard Gillespie announces a write-in campaign for Beaver Island county representation in 1996”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-richard-gillespie-write-in-campaign-1996/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 1996, “To BEAVER ISLAND (and CHARLEVOIX) VOTERS.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).
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