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  2. United States presidential nominating convention - Wikipedia

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    The history of conventions in the United States is driven by the history of presidential primaries in the United States. In the first two presidential elections, the Electoral College handled the nominations and elections in 1789 and 1792 that selected George Washington, so no conventions were needed.

  3. United States presidential primary - Wikipedia

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    On each primary date from March to June, one state from each of six regions votes. Each election date would contain a wide variety of perspectives. The order of the states in each region is set by a lottery. In a 24-year cycle, every state would have a chance to be among the first primary states.

  4. United States presidential election - Wikipedia

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    The election of the president and for vice president of the United States is an indirect election in which citizens of the United States who are registered to vote in one of the fifty U.S. states or in Washington, D.C., cast ballots not directly for those offices, but instead for members of the Electoral College.

  5. Election Day (United States) - Wikipedia

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    By 1792, federal law permitted each state legislature to choose presidential electors any time within a 34-day period [3] before the first Wednesday in December. [4] A November election was convenient because the harvest would have been completed but the most severe winter weather, impeding transportation, would not yet have arrived, while the new election results also would roughly conform to ...

  6. United States Electoral College - Wikipedia

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    The electors sometimes choose a secretary, often not an elector, to take the minutes of the meeting. In many states, political officials give short speeches at this point in the proceedings. [non-primary source needed] When the time for balloting arrives, the electors choose one or two people to act as tellers.

  7. Kiefer Sutherland reveals why Julia Roberts ended their ... - AOL

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    Kiefer Sutherland is opening up about his terminated engagement to Julia Roberts, whom he says he was "very much in love" with. The stars met on the set of the 1990 flick "Flatliners," and ...

  8. Whoopi Goldberg Reveals She Once Dated a Man 40 Years Older ...

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    Whoopi Goldberg. Neilson Barnard/Getty Images Whoopi Goldberg says she once dated a man who was 40 years her senior. The actress, 68, revealed that shocking nugget during the Thursday, March 7 ...

  9. 2000 United States presidential election - Wikipedia

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    Date Host City Moderator Participants Viewership (millions) P1 Tuesday, October 3, 2000 University of Massachusetts Boston: Boston, Massachusetts: Jim Lehrer: Governor George W. Bush Vice President Al Gore: 46.6 [47] VP Thursday, October 5, 2000 Centre College: Danville, Kentucky: Bernard Shaw: Secretary Dick Cheney Senator Joe Lieberman: 28.5 ...