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“Bad officials are elected by good citizens who don’t vote.”
– George Jean Nathan
Fast Facts on Presidential Elections
Presidential Elections always fall on leap years.
Prior to 1804, the presidential candidate who received the second highest number of electoral votes was named the vice-president.
The presidential election is traditionally held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November. November was chosen as the election month because it was a convenient time for farmers when the weather was still nice enough to travel the county seat and the bulk of the harvest chores were finished.
The oldest presidential candidate to be elected was Donald Trump at age 70.
The youngest presidential candidate to be elected was John F. Kennedy at age 43.
At least 270 electoral votes are required for a candidate to be declared president. If this number is not reached in the Electoral College, the House of Representatives elects the president.
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