Talk:1855 Kansas Territory elections

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A fact from 1855 Kansas Territory elections appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 19 January 2024 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the fraud that marred Kansas's 1855 territorial legislature elections led many to dub the elected body the "Bogus Legislature"?

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The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 talk 20:42, 10 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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... that the fraud which marred Kansas's 1855 territorial legislature elections led many Free-Staters to dub the elected body the "Bogus Legislature"? Source: Source
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Uganda Muslim Supreme Council

Created by Gen. Quon (talk). Self-nominated at 21:39, 16 November 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/1855 Kansas Territory elections; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.[reply]

Article is long enough and new enough; no sourcing, copyright, or content issues were found. Hook has good source and meets length and format criterion. QPQ was done.--Orygun (talk) 00:35, 18 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]