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Dan Krieger: Election mishap in 1855 led to SLO stage line

Published December 2, 2008, 3:46 pm, The San Luis Obispo Tribune

San Luis Obispo county votes didn’t count in the statewide election of 1855. California has in recent history been relatively free from the voting scandals that have plagued many other states. But the vast distances and geographic isolation of many regions plagued county clerks and California’s secretary of state until the completion of the modern railroad and highway systems. The crisis of 1855 ...

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