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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Such a development could potentially curb the expansion of voting opportunities created under Kaczmarek, such as increasing early voting sites and allowing people to vote at any polling place in the county on Election Day.
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Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
Trump's defiant response in Butler, Penn., may have fueled his big Election Day gains among male voters.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 11 July 2025
In their amicus brief, the three groups argue that the practice violates 2 U.S.C. § 7, which mandates a uniform Election Day for federal contests.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 10 July 2025
At the end of Election Day, the poll book would have shown dozens of voters who had returned absentee ballots but lacked a voter number, indicating their ballot had not been counted.
—Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 9 July 2025
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Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
Trump's defiant response in Butler, Penn., may have fueled his big Election Day gains among male voters.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 11 July 2025
In their amicus brief, the three groups argue that the practice violates 2 U.S.C. § 7, which mandates a uniform Election Day for federal contests.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 10 July 2025
At the end of Election Day, the poll book would have shown dozens of voters who had returned absentee ballots but lacked a voter number, indicating their ballot had not been counted.
—Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 9 July 2025
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“Election Day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Election%20Day. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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