Election Day 2020 Virginia Holiday

History of election day.

Election day 2020 virginia holiday. Revised june 2020 state holidays january 1 new year s day january 17 lee jackson day january 20 martin luther king jr. The election day law replaces the current holiday honoring confederate gens. Observance state holiday virginia.

The passage of virginia s bill has brought more push for election day being named a federal holiday. The day commemorating lee and jackson both of whom owned slaves had been established about 25 years after the civil war ended. February 7 2020 11 48 am cbs news the virginia house passed a bill that would eliminate a holiday celebrating two confederate leaders and instead make election day a state holiday.

Tue nov 3 2020 next year. Every state should do this. A similar bill to designate election day as a state holiday and remove lee jackson day from virginia s state holidays was killed.

The bill was among northam s 2020 legislative proposals. Election day should be a federal holiday one person said. Lee and thomas stonewall jackson so virginia maintains the same number of state holidays.

The earliest possible date that election day can fall on is november 2nd and the latest possible date is november 8th. The move came two days after state lawmakers and activists. Election day in the united states.

Election day is a us state holiday observed on several states on the first tuesday after the first monday in november every even numbered year. Matthew83128 february 7 2020. Election day should be a federal holiday.