Read these sentences from the text. “Before then [1845), states were allowed to hold elections any time they pleased
within a 34-day period before the first Wednesday in December, but this system had
a few crucial flaws. Knowing the early voting results could affect turnout and sway
opinion in states that held late elections, and those same last-minute voters could
potentially decide the outcome of the entire election."
Based on this evidence, what was probably one of the "crucial flaws" in the voting
system before 1845?
A
Voters had trouble keeninni track of when elections were scheduled in their
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