Journaling for November 3, 2025
If you live in Texas and did not get to the polls for early voting, please vote tomorrow. November 4, 2025 - Texas Constitutional Amendment, Special and Joint Election. There are 17 Amendments and Bond propositions. Also, many cities across Texas vote for their local school board.
Did You Know
On January 25, 1880, Louisa Ann Swain was the first woman in US History to vote in the general election after the repeal of women's suffrage in New Jersey in 1807.
In 1758, George Washington, then a young candidate for the Virginia House of Burgesses - the first legislative assembly of elected representatives in North America, bought a huge round of drinks on Election Day. George spent his entire campaign budget, 50 pounds, on 160 gallons of liquor to serve 391 voters.
Did you know George Washington was known for his love of porters, which he brewed himself at Mount Vernon?
In 1840, 69% of working Americans were Farmers. Farmers weren't able to travel easily until the harvest was over. Because many areas had winter conditions that made traveling difficult, weather and harvest dictated Election Timing. For that reason, elections were held in late Fall.
Did you know there is a law against "idiots?" Constitution prohibits "idiots" from voting? Article V, Section 6 of the Ohio's constitution states, "No idiot or insane person, shall be entitled to the privileges of an elector." (Ratified: 1851)
Did you know 200+ women ran for president? Victoria Woodhull, the first of more than 200 women to have run for president in America, rose from poor and eccentric origins to become one of the most colorful and vivid figures of the U.S. women's suffrage movement. In 1870, with backing from railroad tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt, she and her sister became the first women to open a stock brokerage firm. They used their Wall Street profits to bankroll a controversial newspaper, which supported such causes as legalized prostitution and free love.
For more fun facts visit: 10 Fun Facts on Voting History | THIRTEEN - New York Public Media
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