President George Washington issued his Farewell Address on this day in history, Sept. 19, 1796. He spoke proudly of the new ...

America’s government teacher” Sharon McMahon says the electoral college keeps Republicans and Democrats in power.

He tries to reintroduce, in all 50 states, the “election cake,” a staple of the early voting experience; one 1796 recipe for this unappealing cake included cloves, raisins, and nutmeg. And he tries to ...

When the US Constitution was written in 1787, the Electoral College was created to pick the US president using a majority ...

Surprising facts about the Electoral College's origins and evolution—and just who is an elector—to ponder alongside giving a watch to One Person, One Vote? on PBS.

John Adams and the Precedents That Forged the Republic, she offers a compelling exploration of the rise and tumultuous tenure ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Author and historian Lindsay Chervinsky talked about why this election has been called "The Revolution of 1800." In the election of 1800, Vice ...

A century earlier, U.S. newspapers trafficked in mean invectives against some of our Founding Fathers. The 1796 election to succeed George Washington as the second president featured Thomas Jefferson ...

Madison County Election Commission 1981 Hollywood Dr., Suite 200 Jackson, TN 38305 Phone: 731-660-1796 Fax: 731-660-1824 ...

Quadrennially, on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, the U. S. people perform what they call "electing a President." That is the effect of their performance, but not ...

Election years often bring heightened uncertainty for business owners, who must navigate potential policy shifts that could ...

Kanu Aggarwal is running as a candidate for Casey City Council in the 2024 Victorian Council elections. Picture: Supplied.