Election Day falls on Tuesday, Nov. 5, this year. Like every year, it's the Tuesday following the first Monday in November. There’s solid reasoning behind why Election Day follows an unusual ...

For more than 170 years, United States voters have flocked to the polls on the first Tuesday in November to cast their ballots. The first federal Election Day in the United States was held in 1845 ...

The first Election Day was held on the first Tuesday of November in 1845. The goal was to ensure a fair vote in a largely rural country. Election Day is always the 1st Tuesday in November.

Election Day falls on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November, a tradition that dates back to 1845. Election Day is not a national holiday in 2024, but some states require employees get ...

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 5. Absentee ballot voting has begun. And, in some communities, early in-person voting opportunities began as early as Monday, Oct. 7.

You can imagine my confusion when I read 2 U.S. Code Section 7, which defines Election Day as “the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November.” Here’s how my junior year social studies teacher Mr ...

Election Day is almost here. ... Election Day in the United States is the Tuesday after the first Monday in November. This year that day falls on Nov. 5.

Election Day is also set as the “Tuesday after the first Monday” in November to prevent it from coinciding with November 1, recognized as All Saints’ Day by some Christians.

Many Americans know that Election Day is a Tuesday, but few know why. Even people you’d expect to know, like politicians, have been stumped by this very question. The answer dates back to 1845 ...

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 5, this year. The big day is always on the first Tuesday of November. Here's how the tradition got started.