While some of the people behind the bill had good intentions, believing that giving women the vote was the right thing to do, others had more dubious intentions. For some of the bill’s backers, it was a political stunt. They had supported the bill because they believed the governor, a member of the opposing party, would reject it and it would reflect poorly on him. However, the bill passed through the house and Governor John Campbell signed it into law on December 10, 1869.