Electoral Commission of 1877
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The Electoral Commission of 1877 was a special bipartisan body created by the U.S. Congress to resolve the disputed 1876 presidential election, ultimately leading to the Compromise of 1877 and the end of Reconstruction.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Arguments before the Electoral Commission of 1877 | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ad hoc governmental body
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bipartisan body ⓘ electoral commission ⓘ special commission ⓘ |
| appliesToEvent |
1876 United States presidential election
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surface form:
United States presidential election of 1876
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| appliesToJurisdiction | United States presidential election ⓘ |
| compositionPrinciple | bipartisan representation ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| createdBy | Act of Congress ⓘ |
| decidedInFavorOf | Rutherford B. Hayes ⓘ |
| dissolvedAfter | resolution of the 1876 election dispute ⓘ |
| electionOpponent | Samuel J. Tilden ⓘ |
| endTime | 1877 ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | legislative branch of the United States ⓘ |
| handledDisputedElectoralVotesFrom |
Florida
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Louisiana ⓘ Oregon ⓘ South Carolina ⓘ |
| hasMemberType |
United States representative
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United States senator ⓘ justice of the Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfMembers | 15 ⓘ |
| hasPurpose | resolve the disputed 1876 United States presidential election ⓘ |
| hasShortName | Electoral Commission ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
marked the effective end of federal efforts to enforce Reconstruction in the South
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set a precedent for congressional resolution of disputed presidential elections ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Electoral Commission Act ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| location | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| namedAfter | year 1877 ⓘ |
| numberOfRepresentatives | 5 ⓘ |
| numberOfSenators | 5 ⓘ |
| numberOfSupremeCourtJustices | 5 ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States government
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surface form:
United States federal government
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| politicalContext |
disputed electoral votes
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post–Civil War politics ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Compromise of 1877
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Presidency of Rutherford B. Hayes ⓘ Reconstruction era ⓘ
surface form:
Reconstruction era in the United States
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| significantOutcome |
end of Reconstruction in the Southern United States
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facilitated the Compromise of 1877 ⓘ resolution of the 1876 presidential election dispute ⓘ |
| startTime | 1877 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Reconstruction era ⓘ |
| votingRule | majority vote ⓘ |
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Arguments before the Electoral Commission of 1877