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OVERVIEW OF ELECTION DAY
Election Day in the United States is the day when polls most often open for the election of elected public officials. Election Day happens on the Tuesday following the first Monday of November every year, i.e. the Tuesday between November 2 and November 8, inclusively.
This rule was instituted by the U.S. Congress in 1845, and the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November was chosen to keep the election day from falling on November 1, All Saints' Day, a Holy Day of Obligation for Roman Catholics.
Article One of the United States Constitution requires that any election for the U.S. President must occur on a single day throughout the country; elections for Congressional offices, however, can be held at different times.
Election Day is a legal holiday in some states, including Delaware, Hawaii, Kentucky, Maryland, Montana, New Jersey, New York and Ohio. Some other states have laws that allow workers to take time off from employment without reprisal, and often without loss in pay. There is a current bill in the House of Representatives that would make Election Day a National Holiday, Democracy Day.
HISTORY OF ELECTION DAY
Elective offices of the U.S. government are filled by Election Day balloting, for terms starting in January of the following year, specifically:
* In every even-numbered year,
* For all seats in the United States House of Representatives;
* For approximately 1/3 of United States Senate seats;
* Additionally, in years divisible by four,
* For the President and Vice-President.
Elective offices of most states of the US are also filled on Election Day, but different states choose different patterns; every odd numbered year, for at least some offices, is a popular choice. Most states now hold elections for governors in those even-numbered years when there is not a presidential election, in part to stimulate a higher voter turnout for "off-year" Congressional elections.
Elective offices of municipalities, counties (in most states), and other local entities (such school boards and other special-purpose districts) have their elections subject to rules of their state, and in some states, they vary according to choices of the jurisdiction in question. (For instance, in Connecticut, all towns, cities, and boroughs hold elections in every odd-numbered year, but as of 2004, 16 have them on the first Monday in May, while the other hundred-and-some are on Election Day.)
ELECTION DAY TRIVIA
Many social activists oppose this date, believing that it decreases voter turnout, since it is part of the workweek. Many advocate making election day a national holiday.
In response to this, many states have implemented early voting, which allows the voters to cast ballots, in many cases up to two weeks early. Also, all states have some kind of absentee ballot system.
Source: The English Wikipedia
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