Election Day 2024 is expected to bring out tens of millions of people to their polling places, and many may also want to know what's open or closed if they need to run errands, like shopping or ...

The first federal Election Day was in 1845. That year, Congress passed a federal law designating the first Tuesday in November as Election Day, according to History.com. Before 1845, the federal ...

That means Monday wouldn't work as Election Day since it would require voters to travel on Sunday, which is the sabbath for Christians. Wednesday was typically market day, when farmers sold their ...