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Nov 2020
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Why Does the U.S. Hold Elections on Tues...

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The United States holds elections the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November because that was deemed most convenient for the citizen farmers of the 1800s, when election dates were written into law. Learn more in this episode of BrainStuff.

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