Indiana's right to participate in the election was disputed during the 1817 electoral college vote count. John W. Taylor, the U.S. representative for New York's 11th congressional district, argued that as the resolution recognizing Indiana's admission as the 19th state had not been approved until after the meeting of the electoral colleges, the three votes from Indiana should not be counted. Daniel Cady, the member for New York's 14th congressional district, and William Hendricks, the newly-elected member from Indiana, responded that Indiana's congressional representatives had been seated upon acceptance of the state's constitution, and that Indiana was therefore entitled to participate in the election. Opinion in Congress overwhelmingly favored counting Indiana's votes. On the motion of Samuel D. Ingham, the question was postponed indefinitely, and the count proceeded with Indiana's votes included.[5]
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1816 United States presidential election in Indiana[2][a]
↑ Turner, Lynn W. (2002). "Elections of 1816 and 1820". In Schlesinger, Arthur M. Jr.; Israel, Fred L. (eds.). History of American Presidential Elections, 1789–2001. Vol.1. Philadelphia: Chelsea House Publishers. p.307.
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