What error in the election of 1800 proved the original system of presidential electors to be flawed

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Belinda Hanna

20 January, 20:38

What error in the election of 1800 proved the original system of presidential electors to be flawed

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Ernest Russell · Answer 1

The election of 1800 exposed one of the flaws in the original Constitution. Members of the Electoral College could only vote for president; each elector could vote for two candidates, and the person who received the second largest number of votes during the balloting became vice-president.