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Electoral Count Act

United States of America · Government / Democratic Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1887Date range
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Chronological records

1887

Stephen Grover Cleveland3 February 1887

Government / Democratic Party Government

Congress creates the Electoral Count Act to avoid disputed national elections

Names involved

Stephen Grover Cleveland

Provenance

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