Election Day


Election Day

In the US, Election Day is the first Tuesday following the first Monday in November.
See also: holidays, President's Day
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InfoPlease.com: U.S. Elections - how a president is nominated and elected; past elections; unusual voting results; political conventions; voter turnout
JURIST: Presidential Election Law
Policy.com
Frequently Asked Questions About Election Day and Voting
Election Day, Primary Election Day, Inauguration Day - from holidayfestival.com
Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections - state-by-state voting results for elections since 1860
Presidential Elections Statistics - graphic presentation on each of the US Presidential elections, providing both electoral votes and popular votes
US Presidential Election Maps: 1860-1996 - offers the percent of popular vote by state as well as electoral vote distribution and totals
Historically, election day was a time for drinking and gambling. Since people sometimes had to travel for days to get to the polls, voting was a big deal. Today's turnout is low. Here's an article asking Should Election Day Be a Holiday? - Election Day and Veteran's Day could be combined into Veteran's Democracy Day and celebrated on the second Tuesday in November, in order to increase voter turnout
Election Day, the computer simulation game - from the University of Washington

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last edited Tuesday, December 16, 2008