General election Dispute about Indiana On February 12, 1817, the House and Senate met in joint session to count the electoral votes for president and vice president. The count proceeded without incident until the roll came to the last state to be counted, Indiana. At that point, Representative John W. Taylor of New York objected to the counting of Indiana's votes. He argued that Congress had acknowledged the statehood of Indiana in a joint resolution on December 11, 1816, whereas the ballots of the Electoral College had been cast on December 4, 1816. He claimed that at the time of the balloting, there had been merely a Territory of Indiana, not a State of Indiana. Other representatives contradicted Taylor, asserting that the joint resolution merely recognized that Indiana had already joined the Union by forming a state constitution and government on June 29, 1816. These representatives pointed out that both the House and Senate had seated members from Indiana who had been elected prior to the joint resolution, which would have been unconstitutional had Indiana not been a state at the time of their election. Representative Samuel D. Ingham then moved that the question be postponed indefinitely. The House agreed almost unanimously, and the Senate was brought back in to count the electoral votes from Indiana. The issue had no bearing on the final result.
General election Dispute about Indiana On February 12 1817 the House and Senate met in joint session to count the electoral votes for president and vice president The count proceeded without incident until the roll came to the last state to be counted Indiana At that point Representative John W Taylor of New York objected to the counting of Indiana's votes He argued that Congress had acknowledged the statehood of Indiana in a joint resolution on December 11 1816 whereas the ballots of the Electoral College had been cast on December 4 1816 He claimed that at the time of the balloting there had been merely a Territory of Indiana not a State of Indiana Other representatives contradicted Taylor asserting that the joint resolution merely recognized that Indiana had already joined the Union by forming a state constitution and government on June 29 1816 These representatives pointed out that both the House and Senate had seated members from Indiana who had been elected prior to the joint resolution which would have been unconstitutional had Indiana not been a state at the time of their election Representative Samuel D Ingham then moved that the question be postponed indefinitely The House agreed almost unanimously and the Senate was brought back in to count the electoral votes from Indiana The issue had no bearing on the final result