why is Election day the Tue. after the 1st Monday?
914429
Initially, when voting first began, people had to travel to polling places and it would take the weekend,and sometimes monday,also it's held in november, because it was the end of harvest
850672
Do you live in the US? If not why do you care? If so how could you not know? The next election for the President will be the first Tuesday in November 2008, the winner will be inaugurated the following January.
474696
The general election, which happens every two years (although we vote for president every FOUR), will be held on the first Tuesday AFTER the first Monday in November.\n\nIf you like how the countries going, vote Republican.  If you want things to change, vote Democrat.\n\nMake sure you're registered to vote, otherwise you can't.
338039
The next national election, generally referred to as the "Mid-terms", du to the fact that the Presidential Election will not take place that year, will be held on the first Tuesday AFTER the first Monday in November.\n\nSo go cast your ballot November 7th of this year.  All the Representative & 1/3 of the Senators' seats will be up for grabs.
698006
No. The very latest you can vote is on election day.\n\nYou'll have to wait for the next election to vote.
819268
Whenever we have an election in Australia  it is always held on a Saturday whether it is a state or Federal election . This is presumably held on a Saturday so more voters can get to their polling booth to vote.
712681
Because Saturday was Veteran's Day, and had the 11th fallen on a school day you would have that day off, even if it fell in the middle of the week. So an extra holiday day is taken when it falls on the weekend.\nMy kids had last Friday off instead.
766293
I'd like to see that happen. In my state, you have to be registered a month ahead of time. I find this prevents a lot of younger people from voting because it's usually their first election and they either don't know you have to wait or just lose track of time.
848716
it's a ploy made up by the republicans . they know that a low turn out give them a better chance at wining tomorrow .vote don't let the bureaucrats do it for you
298484
The first Tuesday in November
200690
because if it was on the weekend, it would be so much easier for working people to vote. We wouldn't want that, would we?
922323
I think you mean early voting.  They can only use exit polls to give you a feel for that.  Absentee votes are usually last after election day.
929029
You can vote however you want tomorrow, unless you voted early already.  Vote your conscience first, then spit.
3257
Assuming that this isn't just a joke riddle and the question is "what day of the week fits the criteria", then Saturday.\n\nStart with what you know.  Monday.  Tuesday is day after Monday (two days after tomorrow).  Two days before Tuesday is Sunday.  Sunday is day after today.  Today is Saturday.\n\nYou kind of have to ignore the fact that today isn't really Saturday.
818058
because monday is a bad day,  wednesday is hump day thursday is almost friday and friday starts the weekend so it gives everyone something to look forward to on tuesday!!!
521338
December 31 would be a Monday.
932520
Duh? It is a week before the elections in the US. Of course it is deteriorating. They said so in the papers and on national broadcast Tv.  Always believe what you read in the papers and what you see an hear on broadcast TV.