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Special Event
Event
The First Presidential Election!
This event has already occurred. This page is provided for reference only.
Fee:
Free.Repeating Event
Days:
Every week on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
Dates:
April 01, 2021 to April 30, 2021
Time:
Sunrise
Type of Event
Virtual/Digital
Description
A Virtual Program
The first presidential election in American history took place from
December 15th 1788 to January 10th 1789.
There were 12 candidates; 69 Electoral votes and each Elector had 2 votes!
One of these votes had to be for someone outside of their state.
So no playing favorites!
Each State decided how their elections were conducted in accordance with the Constitution.
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