Does anyone know why the election is always held on a Tuesday? Out of curiosity i looked at the 1860 election of Lincoln. It was November 6th 1860 on a Tuesday. Very bizarre as I would assume a Saturday would be more convenient for people.
Because the 28th Congress set that date in 1845? https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R46413.pdf
Don’t know the reasoning behind picking Tuesday as the voting day. Keep
in mind back in the day people were close to home and weren’t traveling
that much.
It was men only as females didn’t get the right to vote until August 18, 1920
Saturday voting is to please and humor Democrats. I like Tuesday.