Election Day
noun
: a day legally established for the election of public officials
especially
: the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in an even year designated for national elections in the U.S. and observed as a legal holiday in many states
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Election officials said the goal is to better align polling places with where voters currently live and to improve Election Day voting by making locations more convenient.
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Kaley Fedko, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
There were numerous reports about an uptick in early voting that favored Democrats as well as a surge by Republicans, fueled by angry rural voters in the southern half of the state, who surged on Election Day in an effort to defeat the measure.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2026
Students typically have Election Day off from school.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
The requirement to print ballots one month before Election Day does not present an insurmountable obstacle to removing candidates; modern technology could facilitate supplemental ballots even within government bureaucracies, making the current restriction outdated.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
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Kaley Fedko, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
There were numerous reports about an uptick in early voting that favored Democrats as well as a surge by Republicans, fueled by angry rural voters in the southern half of the state, who surged on Election Day in an effort to defeat the measure.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2026
Students typically have Election Day off from school.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
The requirement to print ballots one month before Election Day does not present an insurmountable obstacle to removing candidates; modern technology could facilitate supplemental ballots even within government bureaucracies, making the current restriction outdated.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
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