The constitutional crisis of 1876 in the US presidential election: Hayes vs. Tilden (I)

Authors

  • Jorge Pérez Alonso Gabinete jurídico

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17811/hc.v0i10.235

Keywords:

American Constitution, Presidents, Presidential Election of 1876, Electoral Commission

Abstract

The disputed presidential election of 1876 between republican Rutherford Bitchard Hayes of Ohio and democrat Samuel Jones Tilden of New York brought the country into a political and constitutional crisis and nearly to a new civil war. The contested results in three southern states with each party claiming victory in Florida, Louisiana and South Caroline, the three former confederate states still dominated by republicans, resulted in two different set of electors sent to Washington. The Constitution provided no remedy for that situation, and the Congress was divided into a democratic House and a republican Senate. To solve that problem and decide the objections presented to the certificates and the final outcome of the election, both parties finally agreed to create a fifteen member Electoral Commission composed by five representatives, five senators and five Supreme Court justices.

Submission date: 14/09/2008

Acceptance date: 24/11/2008

Author Biography

Jorge Pérez Alonso, Gabinete jurídico

Licenciado en Derecho por la Universidad de Oviedo (1996), y Master en tributación y asesoría fiscal por el CEF (2007-2008), curso superior en derecho administrativo y administración local por el CEF (2008-2009). Abogado por cuenta propia desde el año 2000. Autor de los artículos Las costas procesales en la jurisdicción contencioso-administrativa; La ejecución de las tasaciones de cuentas y las costas procesales en la jurisdicción contencioso-administrativa y Los años Rehnquist-O´Connor en el Tribunal Supremo de los Estados Unidos: el fracaso de la revolución conservadora, entre otros.

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Issue

No. 10 (2009): Historia Constitucional N. 10 (2009)

Section

United Kingdom and United States of America

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