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ElectionDate ( electionYear )

Calculates the date of the first Tuesday after the first Monday for U.S. elections.

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  Function definition: (Copy & paste into FileMaker's Edit Custom Function window)

// Calculation result is DATE Case ( electionYear < 1848 ; "" ; // First universal federal election date Let ( [ firstDay = DayOfWeek ( Date ( 11; 1; electionYear ) ) ; firstMonday = Mod ( 2 - firstDay + 7 ; 7 ) + 1 ] ; // close Let definitions Date ( 11 ; firstMonday + 1 ; electionYear ) ) // close Let ) // close Case // By Jeff Wilson // Vote Early & Vote Often Click to copy

The ElectionDate function calculates the date of the first Tuesday after the first Monday of a given year for purposes of U.S. elections.

It returns a null for elections before Congress set a uniform standard in 1845 that took effect with the 1848 presidential election.

 

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