Episode 2 of 4
New York's failure to appoint electors
- When
- January 7, 1789
- Where
- New York
A deadlock persisted through January 7, 1789, the final day for choosing electors, so New York failed to appoint its eight constitutionally allocated electors.
A deadlock in New York still stood on January 7, 1789, the last day for electors to be chosen by the states. New York thus failed to appoint the eight electors allocated to it by the constitution, meaning those votes were absent from the February count.
Sources
- 1788–89 United States presidential election Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-30
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