Why Do We Vote On Tuesday?

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November 03, 2014

Why do we vote on this random Tuesday in early November — not the first Tuesday, but the first Tuesday after the first Monday — and what does that mean for voter turnout? Nick Andersen, a producer for WBUR's On Point with Tom Ashbrook, takes a closer look.

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Nick Andersen, associate producer at NPR and WBUR's On Point with Tom Ashbrook and host of "The Explicast" podcast. He tweets @nicktheandersen and @TheExplicast.

This segment aired on November 3, 2014.

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