It launches today, Tuesday. US presidential elections To choose the forty-sixth president of the United States of America, in which the Republican candidate and former president compete Donald TrumpAnd Democratic candidate Kamala Devi Harris, in a repeat of the 2016 presidential elections, when Trump outperformed Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton.
The establishment is repeated US presidential elections On the first Tuesday of November, Americans used to vote to choose their new president on the first Tuesday of November, in a custom that has been in effect for about 179 years, when in 1845 the US House of Representatives issued a law to specify one day for electing the president for all states, and the choice fell on First Tuesday of November, every 4 years.
Initially, the election dates differed according to the states, but they were scheduled before the Electoral College meeting in December, before the aforementioned date. Some critics said that the system was ineffective, and they were concerned that holding the vote on different dates could also affect the results.
The Federal Election Commission indicates that in the 19th century, American states were composed of a predominantly agricultural society, and therefore legislators took into account that November constitutes the most suitable period for farmers and rural workers to be able to travel and cast their votes in the ballot boxes, as the agricultural seasons end in This month, in addition, the climate is better for moving from one region to another.
Since most rural Americans had to travel long distances to vote, Monday was not convenient, as many people would need to travel on Sunday, the day Americans went to church, and cars were rare at that time.
As for choosing the month of November in particular, it represents the end of autumn, as it is also the end of the harvest seasons, which means that farmers have time to harvest, in addition to being better than December, for example, in terms of weather, which may make it difficult for people to move from one place to another.