Meadville, PA, United States
Birthplace of the Direct Primary. Here in Crawford County on Sept. 9, 1842, direct primary elections were born when county Democrats used this system to nominate county offices. Republicans here began voting by this method in 1860. This "Crawford County System" gradually spread to other counties and
to other states. By the early 20th century, it had become the nation's standard system for selecting party nominees for most offices.
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