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.

Why is Election Day the first Tuesday in November? The answer lies in farm culture, historians say. Spring and summer elections were thought to interfere with farmers' planting season, and late ...

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Good Question: Why is Election Day in November? And on a Tuesday? 02:26. MINNEAPOLIS – It's that time of year when Americans exercise an important right – collectively on the same day.

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Election Day, according to federal law, will be held on the Tuesday immediately following the first Monday in November. The earliest an Election Day can be held is Nov. 2.

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 ...