To: Beer30
In 1872 Congress rejected both Louisiana and Arkansas electoral votes.![](https://cdn.britannica.com/18/73718-050-E7DBFE8C/Democratic-Votes-election-Candidate-Results-Political-Party-1872.jpg)
See footnote 2. An outlier, not the norm. Those two States weren't disqualified from voting as you can clearly see since they still cast their votes.
806 posted on
11/10/2020 9:56:11 AM PST by
philman_36
(Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
To: philman_36
In several states Lincoln wasn’t even permitted on the ticket in 1860.
811 posted on
11/10/2020 10:14:00 AM PST by
ichabod1
(He's a vindictive SOB but he's *our* vindictive SOB)
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