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

Examples of Election Day in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web That’s because Wisconsin law doesn’t allow clerks to start processing absentee ballots until Election Day, and Milwaukee had a lot of those ballots in 2020 during the pandemic. —

Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 12 July 2024 Her question opened up a conversation about the impact each person can make by canvassing in their community, helping register voters, or bringing folks to their polling places on Election Day. —

Essence, 11 July 2024 Four years after Trump ran on filling Scalia’s seat, Biden campaigned on outrage at Trump’s decision to fill the vacancy created by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg less than two months before Election Day. —

Leigh Ann Caldwell, Washington Post, 11 July 2024 Nearly two-thirds of states already require ballots to arrive by Election Day. —

Amy Gardner and Isaac Arnsdorf The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 11 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for Election Day

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