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Congress of the Confederation Announces Election Procedure
- When
- September 13, 1788
- Where
- United States under the Congress of the Confederation
The outgoing Congress set the schedule for choosing electors and casting votes.
On September 13, 1788, the outgoing Congress of the Confederation announced the procedure for the election, stipulating that all electors must be chosen on the first Wednesday in January (January 7, 1789), and that the electors must assemble to cast their votes for president and vice president on the first Wednesday in February (February 4).
Sources
- 1788–89 United States presidential election Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-30
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