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nov 2, 1892 - Adoption of Secret Ballot

Description:

This falls underneath "Expression of Sentiments #1" section in the Omaha Platform. This adoption was decided around the 1892 Presidential Election and was a decision left to the state governments to decide (The state of Kentucky was the only state that did not want a Secret Ballot).
A secret ballot is a way you are able to vote without it being known who you are voting for.

1892
State Level
State Government
Resolved
Importance: The right to vote in secrecy

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Date:

nov 2, 1892
Now
~ 133 years ago