Election Day
noun
: a day legally established for the election of public officials
especially
: the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in an even year designated for national elections in the U.S. and observed as a legal holiday in many states
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For decades, rival groups accused one another of inflating voter rolls by having relatives who lived outside the county travel there to vote on Election Day.
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Mitch Moxley, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
Election Day in both states is November 4, 2025.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
The midterm landscape remains unsettled just over a year before Election Day.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
The Hamilton County Election Board did not approve plans for Election Day vote centers.
—Jake Allen, IndyStar, 18 Sep. 2025
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Mitch Moxley, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
Election Day in both states is November 4, 2025.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
The midterm landscape remains unsettled just over a year before Election Day.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
The Hamilton County Election Board did not approve plans for Election Day vote centers.
—Jake Allen, IndyStar, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Election Day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Election%20Day. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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