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The first Tuesday following the first Monday in November was designated by Congress in 1845.<ref name=wp>{{cite news|title=On voting: Why Election 'Day' doesn't exist anymore|first=Ann|last=Gerhart|date=November 6, 2012|work=Washington Post|page=A1}}</ref>

The first Tuesday following the first Monday in November was designated by Congress in 1845.<ref name=wp>{{cite news|title=On voting: Why Election 'Day' doesn't exist anymore|first=Ann|last=Gerhart|date=November 6, 2012|work=Washington Post|page=A1}}</ref>

Election Day in 2012 is on November 6.  Increasingly Americans [[early voting|vote early]], so much so that most may actually vote in the weeks prior to Election Day. In the 2012 general election, more than 30 million people voted before Election Day.<ref name=wp/> Two states, [[Oregon]] and [[Washington]] vote by mail, with Election Day representing the cut-off date for receiving ballots.<ref name=wp/>

Election Day in 2014 is on November 4.  Increasingly Americans [[early voting|vote early]], so much so that most may actually vote in the weeks prior to Election Day. In the 2012 general election, more than 30 million people voted before Election Day.<ref name=wp/> Two states, [[Oregon]] and [[Washington]] vote by mail, with Election Day representing the cut-off date for receiving ballots.<ref name=wp/>

In years divisible by four, Americans select the president for the next four years on Election Day, and also select one-third of the [[U.S. Senate]], all of the members of the [[House of Representatives]], and decide who will serve in many other offices.

In years divisible by four, Americans select the president for the next four years on Election Day, and also select one-third of the [[U.S. Senate]], all of the members of the [[House of Representatives]], and decide who will serve in many other offices.