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Election day was first held on a Tuesday to accommodate farmers

By: Patrick Coveny, Editor

November 7, 2017

Photo Credit: Photo from CBS News via Creative Commons License

Election Day in November is held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday as rural farmers who lived miles away from polling locations needed time to travel. Sunday was designated a day of church and rest while Monday would be a day to travel, and Tuesday would be voting day.

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Patrick Coveny, Editor

Patrick Coveny is a 17 year old senior at Colonia High School where he is a second-year journalism student and a fall editor at The Declaration. He is studious and dedicated to his education -his favorite classes being history and english. In his free time, Coveny enjoys reading, taking pictures, listening to indie music, and spending time with friends. He is very excited to be graduating this year and hopes working on The Declaration will prepare him for college.