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Why Election Day is on a Tuesday in November: A look at US voting tradition
July 17, 2026
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Why Election Day is on a Tuesday in November: A look at US voting tradition
Jessica Linker, a history professor at Northeastern University, explains that Congress structured the day to avoid “disenfranchising” agricultural workers who had limited free time outside of their farm duties.