Episode 3 of 8
Completion of Elector Selection
- When
- December 15, 1788 – January 7, 1789
- Where
- United States
States completed the choice of presidential electors by the January 7, 1789 deadline.
Presidential elections were held in the United States from December 15, 1788 to January 7, 1789, under the new Constitution ratified in 1788. The process concluded with the choice of electors by January 7, 1789, the last day set for their selection, though New York failed to appoint its eight electors.
Sources
- 1788–89 United States presidential election Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-30
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