Election Day

In the US, Election Day is the first Tuesday following the first Monday in November.

See also: holidays,  President's Day

•  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

•  If you're able, get out and vote!

•  Parades, Protest, and Politics - Chicago's various (past) political conventions

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•  Yahoo! Electoral College
•  Yahoo! Future Candidates
•  Yahoo! History of US Presidential Elections

•  U.S. Electoral Calendar
•  World Electoral Calendar

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•  Yahoo! Greetings-Holidays-Election Day

shopping

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last edited Tuesday, December 27, 2005