Official 2000 Election Chad

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Souvenirs ➔ Official 2000 Election Chad

Identifier:
2001.17.1
Description:
​These humorous souvenir bags were created and given away by City Clerk Terri Hegarty after the Grand Rapids voting machiines were cleaned following the election. The election chad was made famous by the mishaps in counting election results in Florida following the 2000 presidential election, which resulted in the defeat of Al Gore by George W. Bush as President of the United States. This souvenir holds some actual chad from Grand Rapids, which was not a part of the controversy. It fits well into the Museum's significant collection of presidential political memorabilia. 

 
Date:
2000
Materials:
Paper, Plastic
Dimensions:
2" h 5.5" w
Current Location Status:
In Storage
Source:
Gift Of Office Of The City Clerk City Of Grand Rapids
Exhibit/Program:
Artifact GR (2012 – 2013)
Artifact GR was a project which invited members of the community into the archives of the Grand Rapids Public Museum, and asked them to write about their experiences.  The resulting submissions were cataloged in an interactive website (www.artifactgr.org) and in a published book (http://www.blurb.com/b/4400444-the-artifact-projectsoftcover).
Related Entities:
Grand Rapids City Clerk (creator) City of Grand Rapids, Office of the City Clerk (donor) George W. Bush (is related to)
George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician and businessman who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009.