Election day (Kylaris)
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.[1]
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.[2] These might be declared a public holiday in an effort to increase voter turnout.[1] In other cases, a weekday may be chosen in a purposeful effort to depress voter turnout in an illiberal or Southern democracy.[3] 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.[1] In many countries, absentee ballots can be cast, such as through postal votes, on days other than election day.[4]
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.[2][5]
List of election days
Election days by country
| Country | Continent | Election day | Public holiday | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alsland
|
Euclea | Monday[6] | No | ||
 Amathia
|
Euclea | Saturday | N/A | ||
 Asterian Federative Republic
|
Asteria | Wednesday | No | ||
 Aucuria
|
Asteria | No set day[7] | No | ||
 Azmara
|
Euclea | Sunday[8] | N/A | ||
 Borland
|
Euclea | Saturday | N/A | ||
 Carucere
|
Asteria | Saturday | N/A | ||
 Dezevau
|
Coius | Sunday[9] | N/A | ||
| Template:Country data Estmere | Euclea | Friday[2] | Yes | ||
 Gaullica
|
Euclea | Sunday[9] | N/A | ||
 Hennehouwe
|
Euclea | Friday | No | ||
 Île d'Émeraude
|
Asteria | Friday | Yes | ||
| File:ImaguaFlag.png Imagua and the Assimas | Asteria | Friday[10] | No | ||
 Kesselbourg
|
Euclea | Sunday[9] | N/A | ||
 Montecara
|
Euclea | Several days | No | ||
 North Kabu
|
Coius | Friday[10] | No | ||
 Piraea
|
Euclea | Sunday[9] | N/A | ||
 Rizealand
|
Asteria | Sunday[9] | N/A | ||
| File:RwizikuruFlag.PNG Rwizikuru | Coius | Friday[10] | No | ||
 Satavia
|
Asteria | Saturday | N/A | ||
 Satucin
|
Asteria | Monday | No | ||
 Scovern
|
Euclea | Tuesday | No | ||
 Senria
|
Coius | Monday[11] | No | ||
 Shangea
|
Coius | Several days | No | ||
 Werania
|
Euclea | Friday[5] | No | ||
 West Miersa
|
Euclea | Sunday[9] | N/A | ||
 Yemet
|
Coius | Several days | No | ||
Other election days
| Region | Continent | Election day | Public holiday | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Euclean Community
|
Euclea | Several days[12] | Varies based on member state | Takes place across a week, with citizens voting on the election day of their member state. | |
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hammond, Alison (2015). Compendium of Worldwide Elections and Democratic Norms.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Why do we always vote on a Friday?". EBS News. 14 November 2020.
- ↑ Kavagamu, Albert (1999). The End of Politics.
- ↑ Devereux, Olivia (2009). "The history of the absentee vote". Journal of Political History (97).
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Klein, Hans (2011). "Anything but Sunday; the anti-clericalist roots of Werania's Friday elections". Journal of Political History (99).
- ↑ "Monday is when Alslanders vote, but why?". Nauta. 17 July 2017.
- ↑ "Other counries have election days: Aucuria is unique with an election date - today". Stebėtojas. 1 May 2023.
- ↑ "Azmara votes on a Sunday - but why?". De Aalmsted Heraald. 13 October 2022.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 "Why do so many countries vote on a Sunday?". The Continental. 30 June 2022.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 "Do other countries vote on a Friday?". EBS News. 16 November 2020.
- ↑ "Senria votes on the second Monday of December; but why?". Mainiti Sinbun. 12 December 2021.
- ↑ "Schedule and recesses of the Euclean Parliament". www.euclo.parl.ec/about/schedule. Retrieved 24 June 2023.