Harris,

Confusion here, I believe, between the time for the states to chuse their 
Electors -- and the Day on which they (Electors) shall give their Votes <--  
this Day for Electors was established by Congress in 1792 as a common date 
_throughout the US_.   Congress didn't *avoid* setting a date for choosing 
Electors: first the date was anytime during a 34-day period, that date to be 
chosen by each state, then a common date for all states was established in 
1845.  As I indicated previously, this and more is explained via public 
internet sources for personal research, nothing complicated.  I don't intend 
to enter into a discussion about this topic, I was simply trying to correct 
a mis-statement about our founders and help any interested parties better 
understand.
Good luck with your research,

Neil McDonald

 ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Harris Kern" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 3:26 PM
Subject: Re: [VA-HIST] Voting day


>I stand connected on the "first,etc..", but since Article 2, Section 1 
>states:
> "The Congress may determine the Time of chusing the Electors, and the Day 
> on which they shall give their Votes; which Day shall be the same 
> throughout the United States"
>
> How did the congress avoid setting a date until 1845?
>
> Harris Kern
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "macbd1" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 3:59 PM
> Subject: Re: Voting day
>
>
>> Our founders did not establish this 'first Tuesday after first Monday' 
>> voting practice; a uniform date for chosing presidential Electors was 
>> first instituted by the U.S. Congress in 1845 although there are still 
>> exceptions amongst the states.  Any search engine (I prefer Google) will 
>> reveal 'many' sources that explain and discuss the whys and wherefores. 
>> Simply enter the quoted phrase as the search term.  More details may be 
>> learned from a Google *book* search using the same search term.
>> Hope this helps.
>> Neil McDonald
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Harris Kern" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 12:53 PM
>> Subject: [VA-HIST] Voting day
>>
>>
>> Do any of the founder's papers speak of why "the first Tuesday after the 
>> first Monday". Seems rather complicated, but there must have been a 
>> reason to make it so. I'm sure we can think up all kinds of reason that 
>> could have been in play at the time, but did any of the participants 
>> write down what actual reasoning went into the formalization of "the 
>> first Tuesday after the first Monday"?
>>
>> Harris Kern
>>
>