This first unified Election Day was on Nov. 7, 1848. The first federal elections took place between Nov. 24, 1788, and June 22, 1789, ...

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 federal Election Day was in 1845. That year, Congress passed a federal law designating the first Tuesday in November as Election Day, according to History.com. Before 1845, the federal ...

As a result, Election Day typically falls between Nov. 2 and Nov. 8. A change in date is up for debate. Even though many polling facilities stay opened for long hours on Election Day, ...

That's why this year, Election Day is on Nov. 8. All those rules became official in 1845. Before that, states held federal elections whenever they wanted, ...

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.

The U.S. norm of voting on a Tuesday in November dates back to 1845 and is thanks to farmers. The big picture: U.S. voting these days isn't confined to just Election Day, but results aren't shared ...