Election day (Kylaris)

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Election day by weekday

  Monday

  Tuesday

  Wednesday

  Thursday

  Friday

  Saturday

  Sunday

  Several days

Election day or polling day is the day on which general elections are held. The countries of the world hold elections on a number of different days; in most countries elections are consistently held on the same day of the week. The exact day used is dependent on local context, culture, politics and history.

The most common election days are Friday or the weekend days of Saturday and Sunday, though a significant minority of countries hold elections on other weekdays. These might be declared a public holiday in an effort to increase voter turnout. In other cases, a weekday may be chosen in a purposeful effort to depress voter turnout in an illiberal or Southern democracy. In geographically large countries it is common for elections to be held across multiple days; this is most prominently seen in the Global South, and in the Euclean Community, which holds elections according to the election days of its member states across a week-long period. In many countries, absentee ballots can be cast, such as through postal votes, on days other than election day.

The popularity of Friday and Saturday as an election day originated both from Amendism, which forbode activities other than church-going on Sundays, and from anti-clericalism in Catholic countries, which sought to place election day as far as possible away from Sunday mass and the percieved influence of the clergy.

List of election days

Election days by country

Country	Continent	Election day		Public holiday	Notes
Alsland	Euclea		Monday
Amathia	Euclea		Saturday	N/A
Asterian Federative Republic	Asteria		Wednesday	No
Azmara	Euclea		Sunday	N/A
Borland	Euclea		Saturday	N/A
Carucere	Asteria		Saturday	N/A
Champania	Euclea		Monday
Dezevau	Coius		Sunday	N/A
Template:Country data Estmere	Euclea		Friday	Yes
Gaullica	Euclea		Sunday	N/A
Ghamistan	Coius		Several days
Hennehouwe	Euclea		Friday
Île d'Émeraude	Asteria		Friday	Yes
Imagua and the Assimas	Asteria		Friday	No
Kesselbourg	Euclea		Sunday	N/A
Montecara	Euclea		Several days	No
North Kabu	Coius		Friday
Piraea	Euclea		Sunday	N/A
Rizealand	Asteria		Sunday	N/A
Rwizikuru	Coius		Friday	No
Satavia	Asteria		Saturday	N/A
Satucin	Asteria		Monday
Scovern	Euclea		Tuesday
Senria	Coius		Monday
Shangea	Coius		Several days
Werania	Euclea		Friday
West Miersa	Euclea		Sunday	N/A
Yemet	Coius		Several days

Other election days

Region	Continent	Election day		Public holiday	Notes
Euclean Community	Euclea		Several days		Takes place across a week, with citizens voting on the election day of their member state.

See also

• Political ideology
• 2023 electoral calendar