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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Galvin’s office on Election Day 2024 had to issue a directive to Boston Police to rush ballots to multiple polling locations so residents could vote, as Galvin said city staff wouldn’t answer the phone in the Elections Department.
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Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
Voters can still vote in their neighborhood polling stations on Election Day.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
Democrats blame Dallas County Republicans for wanting to have separate primary elections, which meant on Election Day, people would have to vote in their precincts instead of anywhere in the county, like they had been used to doing for eight years.
—Jack Fink, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
Some voters in Dallas County were turned away from the polls because of a change in where people could cast ballots on Election Day, but not enough to have altered the outcome.
—Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
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Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
Voters can still vote in their neighborhood polling stations on Election Day.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
Democrats blame Dallas County Republicans for wanting to have separate primary elections, which meant on Election Day, people would have to vote in their precincts instead of anywhere in the county, like they had been used to doing for eight years.
—Jack Fink, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
Some voters in Dallas County were turned away from the polls because of a change in where people could cast ballots on Election Day, but not enough to have altered the outcome.
—Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
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“Election Day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Election%20Day. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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