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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The final election numbers will not be certified for another 10 or more days and do not include provisional ballots or mail-in ballots postmarked for Election Day but not actually delivered to the county’s Election Division office until Wednesday or later.
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Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
Additionally, Illinois residents who are 17 at the time of the primary, but will be 18 on Election Day in November, are able to vote in both elections and can also register at the polls.
—Darius Johnson, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
Polls capture opinion on the day respondents are contacted, but races can shift before Election Day.
—Karen Brooks Harper
austin Bureau, Dallas Morning News, 16 Mar. 2026
The board removed three ballots from the county’s total: two cast by residents who voted early but then died before Election Day and one from a person convicted of a felony whose voting rights hadn’t been restored.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 13 Mar. 2026
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Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
Additionally, Illinois residents who are 17 at the time of the primary, but will be 18 on Election Day in November, are able to vote in both elections and can also register at the polls.
—Darius Johnson, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
Polls capture opinion on the day respondents are contacted, but races can shift before Election Day.
—Karen Brooks Harper
austin Bureau, Dallas Morning News, 16 Mar. 2026
The board removed three ballots from the county’s total: two cast by residents who voted early but then died before Election Day and one from a person convicted of a felony whose voting rights hadn’t been restored.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 13 Mar. 2026
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