▁the ▁elect oral ▁system ▁from ▁a ▁direct ▁vote ▁to ▁an ▁indirect ▁vote . ▁The ▁President ▁was ▁now ▁elected ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁which ▁candidate ▁received ▁the ▁most ▁votes ▁in ▁each ▁state , ▁with ▁a ▁candidate ▁required ▁to ▁win ▁in ▁at ▁least ▁five ▁of ▁the ▁nine ▁states ▁to ▁be ▁elected . ▁If ▁no ▁candidate ▁received ▁a ▁majority , ▁Congress ▁would ▁elect ▁the ▁President ▁from ▁the ▁main ▁cont enders . ▁Following ▁the ▁t ensions ▁around ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 5 ▁elections ▁of ▁the ▁elect oral ▁college , ▁constitution al ▁re forms ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 6 ▁ended ▁the ▁st agger ed ▁nature ▁of ▁the ▁college ▁elections , ▁requiring ▁that ▁all ▁elect ors ▁were ▁elected ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁day ▁across ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁Results ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 8 4 ▁elections ▁in ▁South ▁America ▁ 1 8 8 4 ▁Category : 1 8 8 4 ▁in ▁Colombia <0x0A> </s> ▁Franklin ▁County ▁is ▁a ▁county ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁state ▁of ▁North ▁Carolina . ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁census , ▁the ▁population ▁was ▁ 6 0 , 6 1 9 . ▁Its ▁county ▁seat ▁is ▁Louis burg . ▁ ▁Franklin ▁County ▁is ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁R ale igh , ▁NC ▁Metropolitan ▁Statist ical ▁Area , ▁which ▁is ▁also ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁R ale igh - D ur ham - Ch ap el ▁Hill , ▁NC ▁Com b ined ▁Statist ical ▁Area , ▁which ▁had ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁estimated ▁population ▁of ▁