Election Day

noun

1. (in the U.S.) the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November on which national elections are held for electors of the president and vice president in those years evenly divisible by four. On even years constituents elect members of the House of Representatives for two-year terms and one third of the Senate for six-year terms.

2. (often lowercase),  any day designated for the election of public officials.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Election Day¹

First recorded in 1640–50

Example Sentences

In the state, mail-in ballots received up to two weeks after in-person voting has ended are counted as long as they have been completed and mailed by Election Day.

From Salon

Bost argues that this effectively extends Election Day and that residents who vote in person are having their votes “diluted by illegal ballots received in violation of the federal Election Day statutes.”

From Salon

To prove standing, Bost claimed both that counting the votes of all voters, including those who chose to vote legally by mail, would harm his electoral prospects and that he was harmed because his campaign had to expend resources to maintain an operation past Election Day, in what is known as a “pocketbook injury.”

From Salon

While the Supreme Court agreed to hear the case, the issue that it agreed to address wasn’t Bost’s claims over the alleged extension of Election Day.

From Salon

A Republican congressman in Illinois is challenging a state law that allows mailed ballots to be counted up to two weeks after election day.

From BBC