Jerry Goldfeder contributed a column to Dan’s Papers discussing the timing of elections in the United States. In this column, Jerry covers the decision to change the primary election in New York from September to June and the primary election days in other states this year. He also discusses the impact the telegraph had on standardizing elections, why Election Day is held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November, and the modifications to this rule, such as mail-in and early voting.
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