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Administrative History
The electoral college was created under provisions outlined in the United States Constitution and first organized in New York in 1792 (L. 1792, Ch. 72). This law provided for the appointment of electors by the Legislature. In 1825 this system was discarded in favor of one that would select electors on a district system (L.1825, Ch. 33) but this system was used only for the 1828 presidential election. In 1929, the general ticket system was adopted (L.1929, Ch. 139).
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