With the US election now just weeks away, everyone will soon be visiting their nearest polling place to cast their vote, but have you ever noticed voting is always on the same day of the week? American elections are held on a Tuesday, and England similarly has a select day of the week for voting – but it’s not the same. The UK votes on Thursdays instead, although their reasoning is identical. Why Americans vote on a Tuesday Federal elections in the United States have been held on the same Tuesday in November for centuries, since 1845 to be exact. On January 23 of that year, the US Congress pas…