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Beaver Island townships report 1989 ballot-proposal results

Also 1989 Beaver Island ballot results · Peaine and St. James proposal results

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Date1989-11-07
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ErasModern era
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1989-11-07
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Summary

The November issue reports the 1989 vote totals for two ballot proposals in Peaine and St. James townships. The article says the proposals would have increased sales-tax support for schools and reduced reliance on property taxes.

Evidence limits

The vote totals are preserved as the newspaper’s tabulation; this record does not replace official election returns or establish the broader proposal text.

Sources

  1. Reports Peaine and St. James vote totals for two sales-tax proposals intended to increase school funding and reduce reliance on property taxes. 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 · 1989-11_Beaver-Beacon
  2. Paired held twenty-four-page November issue PDF.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1989-11_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island townships report 1989 ballot-proposal results”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-1989-ballot-proposal-results/, accessed [date], citing “1989 Ballot Proposal Results,” Beaver Beacon, November 29, 1989. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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