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- Title
Universal Suffrage, the "Stand-up Law," and the Wallingford Election Controversy, 1801-1818.
- Authors
STARK, BRUCE P.
- Abstract
The article discusses the political discourse surrounding universal suffrage in Wallingford, Connecticut from 1801 to 1818, including in regard to what is referred to as the Connecticut's "Stand-Law" of 1801 that required freemen to vote. An overview of elections in Wallingford, including the participation of political candidates from the Connecticut's Federalist and Republican political parties, is provided.
- Subjects
WALLINGFORD (Conn.); CONNECTICUT; UNITED States; SUFFRAGE; STATE laws -- History; FREEMEN; ELECTIONS; FEDERAL Party (U.S.); REPUBLICAN Party (Conn.); NINETEENTH century; HISTORY of political parties; POLITICAL science; STATUS (Law)
- Publication
Connecticut History Review, 2014, Vol 53, Issue 1, p16
- ISSN
0884-7177
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2307/44370217