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Election
Day In presidential races, months, sometimes years of campaigning all comes down to Election Day results. Presidential elections are administered by the states and held every four years on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November. Rather than directly voting for the President and Vice President, U.S. citizens cast votes for electors in the Electoral College system. Electors are technically free to vote for anyone, but in practice vote for the candidate they have pledged to vote for. Political parties, individual candidates, and nonpartisan political organizations devote extensive efforts to increase voter turn out. Despite these efforts, only around 50% of eligible voters actually vote. Items on this page: Richard Nixon and others cast ballots in the presidential election on November 7, 1972 in San Clemente, California. Ollie Atkins Photograph Collection. A photograph of Richard Nixon’s 1972 voting card. Ollie Atkins Photograph Collection. A selection of “Facts for Voter” guides published and distributed by the League of Women Voters to educate voters about various issues. League of Women Voters of the Fairfax Area Collection. The Presidential Fact Finder Wheel produced in late 1963 by Book Enterprises Company, New York. American Political Items Collectors Collection.
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