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when George Washington was elected president only white men who owned property could vote.
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the 12th amendment improved the process whereby a President and a Vice President are elected by the electoral college.
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The election of 1804 was the first election in which the electors voted for president and vice president on separate ballots.
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the election of 1824 was the second and last election decided by the House of Representatives.
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the congress passed a federal law designated the first Tuesday following the first Monday in November.
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voting is held on November because during the 1800's most people were farmers and if voting was during spring it would interfere with the planting season and late summer would overlap with harvest therefore November was the perfect month.
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prohibited states from denying a male citizen the right to vote based on their "race,color,or previous condition of servitude."
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Women got the right to vote when the 19th amendment was passed by the congress.
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the congress believed that senators of the united states should be elected directly by the voters.
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any citizen 18 or older has the right to vote.
