Essex County sees spike in write-in campaigns
ELIZABETHTOWN — The coming November elections in Essex County are expected to include an unusually high number of write-in campaigns, underscoring the importance of local messaging and voter education.
Essex County Republican Commissioner Roy Holzer said the number of write-in campaigns this year is unprecedented, as far as he can recall. While it is difficult to officially confirm the number of write-in campaigns because candidates are not required to file official petitions, as many as nine towns in the county could have at least one write-in campaign.
This includes campaigns for town supervisor in Willsboro, Wilmington and Ticonderoga and candidates for town council in Chesterfield and Wilmington. Wilmington is also expected to have a write-in campaign for assessor and a retired Lake Placid lawyer has announced a write-in campaign for town justice, after both seats had no petitions filed.
There were also no petitions filed for clerk in the town of Keene and assessor in the town of Essex, so it is possible there might also be write-in campaigns for those roles.
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