1. This is why Election Day is the first Tuesday in November - USA TODAY

    https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/10/28/why-is-election-day-the-first-tuesday-in-november/75705856007/

    Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 5, this year. ... A Thursday or Friday didn't make sense because votes were to be counted immediately after Election Day, but that would mean the weekend, which was ...

  2. Election Day Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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    Learn the legal and historical meaning of Election Day, the day when public officials are elected in the U.S. See examples of how to use the term in sentences and related words.

  3. Is election day a federal holiday? What to know about 2024 voting

    https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/10/21/is-election-day-a-federal-holiday/75715783007/

    Election Day is the day Americans vote for president and other federal offices. In 2024, it will be on Nov. 5, but not a federal holiday. Some states do observe it as a holiday or offer time off to vote.

  4. Tens of millions of early votes have been cast. What could it mean for ...

    https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/tens-millions-early-votes-cast-election-day/story?id=115272249

    In the last presidential election, 69% of the 158 million total votes were cast before Election Day either through the mail, which included mail ballots dropped off in person, or at early voting ...

  5. Election Day (United States) - Wikipedia

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    Election Day is the annual day for general elections of federal, state, and local public officials in the U.S. It is set by law as the Tuesday after the first Monday in November, and some states make it a holiday or provide paid leave for voters.

  6. Why Is Election Day a Tuesday in November? - HISTORY

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    Learn how Congress chose the current Election Day in 1845 to streamline the voting process and avoid conflicts with church and market days. Find out why November was the best month for farmers to vote and how it became a civic holiday in some states.

  7. ELECTION DAY Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

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    Election Day definition: (in the U.S.) the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November on which national elections are held for electors of the president and vice president in those years evenly divisible by four.

  8. ELECTION DAY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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    Election day is the day when people vote in an election. Learn more about this term, its pronunciation, synonyms, and usage in sentences from the Cambridge English Corpus.

  9. ELECTION DAY definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

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    Election day is the day when people vote in an election. Learn more about this term, its pronunciation, and its usage in sentences from various sources.