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Why do Americans vote on Tuesdays?

Jacob Soboroff · TED

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About

Since 1845, Americans have been voting on Tuesdays -- but why? In this humorous talk, Jacob Soboroff shares the history of Election Day and shows how voting on a Tuesday affects voter turnout. [Directed by TED-Ed].

The talk

  1. Why do Americans vote on Tuesdays? 4 min · TED's player

Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TED-Ed
Speaker
Jacob Soboroff
Year
2012
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Society and politics, History, Teaching and learning
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
Attribution
TED Talks are licensed by TED under Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 International and are shown here in TED's own player, as TED's usage policy asks.
Who can watch
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