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To: goldworldnet who wrote (202064)11/12/2001 4:34:20 PM
From: goldworldnet  Respond to of 769670
 
Note: In the nation's early years, electors did not differentiate between their votes for president and vice president, and the runner-up for president became vice president. In 1800 Jefferson and Burr each received 73 electoral votes, thus sending the election to the House of Representatives, which selected Jefferson as president. Burr automatically became vice president. This stalemate led to adoption of the Twelfth Amendment to the Constitution in 1804.

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To: goldworldnet who wrote (202064)11/12/2001 4:47:03 PM
From: Neocon  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 769670
 
In 1804, the 12th Amendment required the office of vice- president to be contested by separate ballot. Presumably, that pretty shortly encouraged party tickets......