"In the 1800s, most citizens worked as farmers and lived far from their polling place. Since people often traveled at least a day to vote, lawmakers needed to allow a two-
day window for Election Day. Weekends were impractical, since most people spent
Sundays in church, and Wednesday was market day for farmers. With this in mind,
Tuesday Jvas selected as the first and most convenient day of the week to hold
elections."