Election Day: Nov. 4, 1845

Posted on November 4, 2005 by sheila

Nov. 4 1845 was the first uniform election day in this country. Congressional legislation had been passed the year before – which made the elections of electors in each state simultaneous.

I love the photo below. It’s not from 1845, obviously, but it is a big moment in terms of the election history in this country …

Three suffragettes casting votes in 1917: Love the hats.

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3 Responses to Election Day: Nov. 4, 1845

  1. Lisa says:
    November 4, 2005 at 12:54 pm

    Whatever happened to hats? I wish fashion would swing back that way. I love a good hat.

  2. red says:
    November 4, 2005 at 1:53 pm

    I love hats, too.

    Bummer.

  3. Dave J says:
    November 5, 2005 at 12:10 am

    I’m waiting for men’s hats to come back. Not caps, real hats. I think I’m going to be waiting a LONG time. Curse you and your bare head, JFK! ;-)

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