THE PETTICOAT REBELLION OF 1916
WOMEN GAIN RIGHT TO VOTE, SUCCEED IN OVERTHROWING GOVERNMENT
Or something like that, might have been Newspaper Headlines of the day.
The real story is that on December 5th, 1916, the polls opened at 8:00am in the small town of Umatilla, Oregon, for a municipal election. And there was not a woman in sight.
Until.
At 2pm, the women showed up in droves and with write-in ballots, they proceeded to elect an all-woman council: a coup d'etat, of sorts.
The story is at:
https://www.damninteresting.com/the-petticoat-rebellion-of-1916/
http://mentalfloss.com/article/63262/laura-starcher-and-petticoat-revolution-1916
(Score: 2) by MostCynical on Tuesday December 06 2016, @04:53AM
anyone know how many people would have to write-in the same candidate to get them elected, these days?
Do all elections in the US allow write-in candidates?
The only place it happens in Australia or the UK are incorporated bodies and associations (nominations for committee positions accepted from the floor) http://www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au/ftw/Cooperatives_and_associations/About_associations.page [nsw.gov.au]
"I guess once you start doubting, there's no end to it." -Batou, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex