Nov. 5, 2024

Election Day Trivia

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Question 1:
In what year did Election Day become standardized as the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November?
Question 2:
Which state historically has had the highest voter turnout rate in presidential elections?
Question 3:
What was the closest presidential election in U.S. history, decided by just 537 votes?
Question 4:
Who was the first woman to receive an electoral vote in a presidential election?
Question 5:
What is the name of the purple ink historically used to mark paper ballots in U.S. elections?

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Callarogus shark media, Greeting civic minded citizens. I'm journey Joe Mitchell,

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and welcome to a Democratic edition of five daily trivia questions.

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As Americans head to the polls today, let's explore some

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fascinating facts about US elections. Question one, in what year

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did election day become standardized as the first Tuesday after

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the first Monday in November? Question two? Which state historically

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has had the highest voter turnout rate in presidential elections?

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Question three? What was the closest presidential election in US history?

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Decided by just five hundred and thirty seven votes? Question four?

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Who was the first woman to receive an electoral vote

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in a presidential election? Question five? What is the name

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of the purple ink historically used to mark paper ballots

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in US elections? Time to cast our ballots for these answers?

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Welcome back, voters, Let's count these electoral answers. Question one

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asked when did election day become standardized? Answer eighteen forty five.

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Fun fact, the date was chosen to accommodate farmers after

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harvest season but before winter weather made travel difficult. Question

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two asked which state has the highest voter turnout? Answer Minnesota.

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Fun fact. Minnesota has led the nation in voter turnout

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for nine consecutive presidential elections, often exceeding seventy five percent participation.

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Question three asked what was the closest presidential election? Answer

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the two thousand election between George W. Bush and Al Gore.

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Fun fact. The outcome wasn't officially decided until December twelfth,

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two thousand, after Supreme Court intervention regard guarding Florida's recount.

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Question four asked who was the first woman to receive

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an electoral vote? Answer Geraldine Ferraro nineteen eighty four. Fun fact,

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she received one electoral vote as vice presidential candidate, though

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technically the vote was for the Mondale Ferraro ticket. Question

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five asked what is the name of the purple election inc? Answer?

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Ballot Security, Inc. Fun fact. The specific shade was chosen

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because it's difficult to photocopy and becomes permanent when it dries.

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That concludes our celebration of democracy and action. Remember, as

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Thomas Jefferson said, we do not have government by the majority.

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We have government by the majority who participate. This is journey.

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Joe Mitchell signing off

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