The first Election Day was held on the first Tuesday of November in 1845. The goal was to ensure a fair vote in a largely ...

The first federal Election Day was in 1845. That year, Congress passed a federal law designating the first Tuesday in ...

Without a federal law ensuring workers can take time off to vote, some states have stepped up with Election Day voting leave ...

The U.S. norm of voting on a Tuesday in November dates back to 1845 and is thanks to farmers. The big picture: U.S. voting ...

Discover the history behind why Americans vote on a Tuesday in November, a tradition dating back to 1845, and how it impacts ...

Employers such as Walmart and Starbucks have guaranteed employees time off to vote in previous presidential elections. Ever ...

Who, what, when and where? It can be valuable to take a step back from the day-to-day news and look with a wider lens at the ...

(NOTE: This is a story Dennis Owens and I put together back in 2020, when there was a lot of complaining about the time it ...

The US Congress chose the month of November for the American Presidential election because it fell after the busy harvest ...

The first federal Election Day was in 1845. That year, Congress passed a federal law designating the first Tuesday in November as Election Day, according to History.com. Sign-up for Your Vote ...

In many other democracies around the world, national elections are held on the weekend or are a federal holiday.

On Nov. 5, 2024, Americans will cast their ballots—but why does Election Day always fall on the first Tuesday in November?