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Line 29: − The first Tuesday following the first Monday in November was designated as Election Day 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 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 other years divisible by two, Americans select one-third of the [[U.S. Senate]], all of the members of the [[House of Representatives]], and many state governorships. − − In off-numbered years, Americans residing in [[New Jersey]] and [[Virginia]] select state office-holders, and also vote on initiatives or referenda. Governorships are selected in those two states in the year immediately following a presidential election. − − Election Day is a state holiday in some states. Some states or municipalities schedule their local elections on Election Day, while other jurisdictions chose to hold local elections on different days to avoid the high voter turnout from a Presidential election having an influence on the local election. − <references/>+
Election Day (US) (view source)
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'''Election Day''' typically refers to the Tuesday after the first Monday in November in the [[United States]], {{before on after|2020|11|03|which is on November 3 this year (2020).|which is today, November 2, 2020.|which in 2021 is November 2.}} There are also many other days on which elections are held throughout the year, as in holding "primaries" to determine the nominees of political parties who then compete in the general election in November.
'''Election Day''' typically refers to the Tuesday after the first Monday in November in the [[United States]], {{before on after|2020|11|03|which is on November 3 this year (2020).|which is today, November 2, 2020.|which in 2021 is November 2.}} There are also many other days on which elections are held throughout the year, as in holding "primaries" to determine the nominees of political parties who then compete in the general election in November.
== 2016 Election Cycle ==
The first Tuesday following the first Monday in November was designated as Election Day 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>
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 other years divisible by two, Americans select one-third of the [[U.S. Senate]], all of the members of the [[House of Representatives]], and many state governorships.
In off-numbered years, Americans residing in [[New Jersey]] and [[Virginia]] select state office-holders, and also vote on initiatives or referenda. Governorships are selected in those two states in the year immediately following a presidential election.
Election Day is a state holiday in some states. Some states or municipalities schedule their local elections on Election Day, while other jurisdictions chose to hold local elections on different days to avoid the high voter turnout from a Presidential election having an influence on the local election.
== Example election cycle: 2016 ==
Election Day in 2016 -- when President Trump was elected president -- was on November 8. Other important dates in that election cycle in 2016 were:
Election Day in 2016 -- when President Trump was elected president -- was on November 8. Other important dates in that election cycle in 2016 were:
:October 19 — the third Presidential debate, to be located at University of Nevada in Las Vegas, Nevada
:October 19 — the third Presidential debate, to be located at University of Nevada in Las Vegas, Nevada
==References==
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