About Election Day:
The day that United States citizens cast their ballot to elect government officials.
Why It is the Day It Is:
November was selected because the harvest work was done.
Tuesday was selected because many people had to travel the day before to reach the polling place. Since most people did not travel on Sunday for religious reasons, they did not want it to be on a Monday.
They did not want Election Day to fall on November 1st because it is All Saints Day.
They did not want Election Day to fall on the first of the month because many shop keepers did their books for the preceding month on the first.
Please Note the Following Exceptions:
New Hampshire town and city clerks will accept this application only as a request for their own mail-in absentee voter registration form.
North Dakota does not have voter registration.
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Every four years, on Election Day, (Tuesday after the first Monday in November), registered *voters in the United States cast their votes for presidential electors. Collectively, these electors form the Electoral College. The number of electors per state is equal to the number in its Congressional delegation. Thus, each state has at least three electors. Kansas has six electors and Missouri has eleven. These electors meet on the first Tuesday after the second Wednesday in December to elect the President and Vice-President.
In 1854, Congress established Election Day in response to abuses caused by the previous system of electing the President and Vice-President. Under the old system, states could appoint electors at any time within 34 days prior to the convening of electors in December.
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*Every state except North Dakota requires registration of voters. To find out where to register in your state, visit http://www.fec.gov/votregis/vr.htm.
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