Electoral Commission Act
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The Electoral Commission Act was a U.S. federal law passed in 1877 that created a special bipartisan commission to resolve the disputed 1876 presidential election between Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel J. Tilden.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Electoral Commission Act canonical | 1 |
| Electoral Commission Act of 1877 | 1 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Reconstruction-era legislation
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United States federal law ⓘ |
| branchAffected | executive branch of the United States ⓘ |
| chamberInvolved |
United States House of Representatives
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United States Senate ⓘ |
| commissionComposition |
5 Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States
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5 U.S. Representatives ⓘ 5 U.S. Senators ⓘ |
| commissionType | special bipartisan commission ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| createdBody | Electoral Commission of 1877 ⓘ |
| datePassed | 1877 ⓘ |
| disputeBetweenCandidates |
Rutherford B. Hayes
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Samuel J. Tilden ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | post–Civil War era ⓘ |
| issueAddressed |
contested electoral votes from several states
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disputed electoral certificates ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
United States federal government
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | enacted statute ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| numberOfCommissioners | 15 ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
Compromise of 1877
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end of Reconstruction ⓘ |
| precedentFor | later debates on electoral count procedures ⓘ |
| purpose | to resolve the disputed 1876 United States presidential election ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Electoral College
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surface form:
Electoral College (United States)
Electoral Count Act of 1887 ⓘ |
| relatedElection | 1876 United States presidential election ⓘ |
| relatedOffice | President of the United States ⓘ |
| resultingOutcome |
award of disputed electoral votes to Rutherford B. Hayes
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resolution of the 1876 presidential election dispute ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
election dispute resolution
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presidential elections in the United States ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1877 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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subject surface form:
Electoral Commission (United States, 1877)
this entity surface form:
Electoral Commission Act of 1877