In Texas, the Terrell Election Law of 1903 required large political parties to select their candidates in a primary election. How were candidates chosen before this?
a.
The governor decided who all candidates would be.
b.
Each town council chose a citizen to participate in elections.
c.
There was usually only one person from each party interested in running for office.
d.
Party leaders selected candidates.
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a)During the first presidential election in 1789, only 6 of the 13 original states chose electors by any form of popular vote. ... The candidate with the highest number of votes (provided it was a majority of the electoral votes) became the president, and the second-place candidate became the vice president.
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d. Party leaders selected candidates
Explanation:
- Texas' voting laws, as in many States, existed solely to general elections for much of the 19th century and were not voluminous. The first attempts to control the election process of political parties were made in 1895 and 1903.
- With the enactment in 1903 of the Terrell Election Law, a state-wide direct-primary system of election for all district, county, and state elective offices was set-up and made mandatory for all parties which had got around 100000 votes in the earlier election.
- Prior to this law, the nomination to public office was entirely made at party conventions. These conventions functioned by party rules as well as force and were open to back-room deals and negotiation
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