In 1864, the most elaborate mail-in ballots election conspiracy in American history was discovered. The plot was hatched against Abraham Lincoln's re-election.
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How Mail-in Ballots Conspiracy Was Hatched Against Lincoln’s Re-election In 1864
The Process
When Orville Wood traveled to Baltimore in the fall of 1864, he had no idea that he would be able to uncover one of the most elaborate election conspiracy in American history.
Wood was initially a merchant in the northeastern corner of New York. He was a supporter of Abraham Lincoln and was tasked form his hometown to "look after the local ticket."
All the legislators of New York had established the mail in voting system for the state in April. The intention was ensuring the suffrage of troops while they battled with the Confederate Army.
These troops would assign their power of attorney on slips along with four signatures: of the voter, the person app...
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