A term often used to refer to the day (which must be a Saturday) specified in the writ on which a general election or by-election is held.
Election Day in the United States is the day when polls most often open for the election of certain public officials. Election Day occurs on the Tuesday following the first Monday of November every year, which is always the Tuesday between November 2 and November 8, inclusively. 2007's Election Day falls on November 6.
Election Day in the United Kingdom is by tradition a Thursday, but the date for general elections is not fixed by law. Most other European countries hold all Elections on Sundays. Polls in the United Kingdom open at 7:00 and close at 22:00.
Election Day was the first single released by the Duran Duran off-shoot band, Arcadia. It was released by Parlophone Records in October 1985.