Election Day

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2022 Date	November 8, 2022
2023 Date	November 7, 2023

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Election Day in 2022

Tuesday, Nov 8

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Election Day History

Election Day refers to the day on which general elections in the United States are held. Presidential elections are held every 4 years and the elected president will then be sworn in and take office the following January 20th, a day known as Inauguration Day.

Election Day in the United States is always held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November.

Top Tweets for Election Day

Updated 09:56

just so were all clear, Musk is firing half of Twitter's staff, including huge swaths of their content moderation capability, four days before opening up identity-confirmation-free verification to the whole website which will happen...the day before a national election.
— nikki mccann ramírez (@NikkiMcR) November 4, 2022

Many states don’t allow mail-in ballots to be counted before Election Day. But many races can’t be called until mail-ins are counted, which can take over 24h. This is normal, but some GOP are laying ground to claim any race not called tonight is suspicious. Don’t fall for it.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) November 8, 2022

🚨 MASSIVE NEWS 🚨 Cochise County dropped a batch of ELECTION DAY ballots & @KariLake won a whopping 73.9% of the drop! Our people voted HUGE on Election Day. This is monumental. 🇺🇸 https://t.co/ho5GOAxNiO
— Kari Lake (@KariLake) November 9, 2022

Election Day Facts & Quotes

Elections held for federal offices only occur on even-numbered years.
There is no law in the Constitution or Federal mandate which requires electorates to vote in accordance with the popular vote of their state.
There are 538 electoral college members. In order to win the vote for President of the United States, a candidate must obtain at least 270 of these votes.
Nobody will ever deprive the American people of the right to vote except the American people themselves and the only way they could do this is by not voting. - Franklin D. Roosevelt
Let each citizen remember at the moment he is offering his vote that he is not making a present or a compliment to please an individual--or at least that he ought not so to do; but that he is executing one of the most solemn trusts in human society for which he is accountable to God and his country. - Samuel Adams, The Writings of Samuel Adams, Harry Alonzo Cushing, editor (New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1907), Vol. IV, p. 256.

In the News and Trending for Election Day

Updated 09:56 A total eclipse happens this week, and it will be the last one for 3 years : NPR

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New Voting Laws Add Difficulties for People With Disabilities

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Election Day 2022 live updates: Control of Congress at stake

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Bolsonaro supporters block Brazil roads for a 2nd day as president refuses to accept election loss

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Election Day Top Events and Things to Do

Register to vote prior to Election Day.
Attend a local polling place and cast your vote.
If voting by absentee ballot or mail-in ballot, make sure it arrives on or before Election Day.
Be informed about the candidates and new amendments on the ballot before going to the polling place.
Attend an election day party.

Election Day References and Related Sites

US Government Archives: Electoral College

US Government Archives: About the Electoral College

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