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California Electors Formally Cast Nixon Vote in Ceremony
In Sacramento 40 California electors met in the state Senate chamber to cast their votes for Nixon and Agnew. Governor Reagan praised the Electoral College while expressing doubts about direct popular elections and floated possible reforms. Long Beach area residents Jack Crown Edward Mills Dennis Carpenter and Charles Soderstrom participated and signed their names multiple times.
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Sacramento
Richard M. Nixon
California
Ronald Reagan
Senate
Nixon
Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
United States Senate
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Long Beach
Jack Crown
Rolling Hills
Dick Nixon
Edward Mills
Laguna Beach
Washington, D.C
Crown and Mills
Dennis E. Carpenter
Newport Beach
Republican State Central Committee
Charles Soderstrom
San Pedro