Why was Lincoln unable to gain ballot access in Tennessee in 1860? (user search)
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kcguy
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« on: August 23, 2019, 05:47:26 PM »
I just did a quick internet search on "ballot access", and it looks like governments in the U.S. didn't start printing ballots until the 1880's, when the secret ballot was introduced.

So I'm guessing people in Tennessee just didn't want their friends and neighbors knowing they'd voted for Lincoln.
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