[Sca-cooks] South Carolina Laws

[Decker, Terry D.]

I remember that there is an impressive list of spirits George Washington
provided the voters of his district (all 24? 27? of them), which ensured his
election in his first campaign for public office.

The voters were well lubricated and Washington's opponent complained about
him buying the election.

Bear



>   Liquor stores are also closed on election days {I
> > guess to keep you from using a bottle of Jack to buy
> someone's vote}.
> Well you are partially right, the law goes back to early
> america when the
> Tavern was the center of activity. Candidates or Party bosses
> in the town
> would literally buy votes of the immigrants who couldn't
> speak English by
> purchasing spirts for them and once drunk getting them to
> vote for them or
> their candidate.  It is a Very good law in my opinion as one
> should be sober
> when casting a ballot.
>
> Thorbjorn
> Northshield