The Electoral Process Lesson Plan | iCivics - Free Printable

Let’s solve each part step by step.

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1. When is Election Day, 2026?

The rule says:
> “An act of Congress sets the day for presidential and congressional elections as the Tuesday after the first Monday in November.”

So we need to find:
- The first Monday in November 2026.
- Then pick the Tuesday right after that.

Looking at the November 2026 calendar:

```
November 2026
SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30
```

Wait — let’s check what day November 1, 2026 falls on.

Actually, looking at the grid:

The first row shows:
- Sunday (blank), Monday (blank), Tuesday (blank), Wednesday (blank), Thursday (blank), Friday (blank), Saturday (blank) → then next row starts with 1 under SUN? Wait no — let’s read it properly.

In the image, the November 2026 calendar is laid out like this:

Top row: SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
Then the dates start:

Row 1: (empty) (empty) (empty) (empty) (empty) 1 2
→ So November 1, 2026 is a Friday? That doesn’t match standard calendars... but we must go by the image.

Wait — actually, looking again:

In the image, for November 2026:

It says:

```
SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
...
```

That means:
- November 1 is under TUE? No — wait, alignment matters.

Actually, in the image, the first date “1” is under WED? Let me re-read carefully.

Looking at the actual layout from the image description:

For November 2026:

Header: SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
Then the numbers are placed as:

First row of dates: blank, blank, blank, 1, 2, 3, 4 → so 1 is under WED? But that would mean Nov 1 is Wednesday.

But then second row: 5,6,7,8,9,10,11 → so 5 is under SUN? That doesn't align.

Wait — perhaps I should count based on the position.

Actually, in the image, for November 2026, the first day shown is 1 under THU? Let me think differently.

Better approach: Use known fact or logic.

But since this is a worksheet, and the calendar is given, we must use the visual.

From the image text description:

“November 2026” calendar has:

Row 1: empty, empty, empty, 1, 2, 3, 4 → so 1 is under WED? But then 5 would be under SUN? That can’t be.

Wait — perhaps the first row is:

SUN | MON | TUE | WED | THU | FRI | SAT
| | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11

Ah! That makes sense.

So:
- November 1, 2026 = Wednesday
- First Monday in November 2026: Look for the first Monday.

Mondays in Nov 2026:
- Since Nov 1 is Wed, then:
- Nov 2 = Thu
- Nov 3 = Fri
- Nov 4 = Sat
- Nov 5 = Sun
- Nov 6 = Mon ← first Monday!

So first Monday is November 6, 2026.

Then, Election Day is the Tuesday after that → November 7, 2026.

✔ Answer for 2026: November 7

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2. When do the electors meet in 2027?

Rule:
> “Electors meet at their state capitals to cast their ballots on the first Monday after the second Wednesday in December.”

So steps:
- Find the second Wednesday in December 2027.
- Then find the first Monday after that.

Look at December 2027 calendar from image:

Header: SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
Dates:

Row 1: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 → so Dec 1 is SUN? Let's see:

If 1 is under SUN, then:
- Dec 1 = Sunday
- Dec 2 = Monday
- Dec 3 = Tuesday
- Dec 4 = Wednesday ← first Wednesday
- Dec 5 = Thursday
- Dec 6 = Friday
- Dec 7 = Saturday
- Dec 8 = Sunday
- Dec 9 = Monday
- Dec 10 = Tuesday
- Dec 11 = Wednesday ← second Wednesday!

So second Wednesday = December 11, 2027

Now, first Monday after that:

Dec 11 = Wed
Dec 12 = Thu
Dec 13 = Fri
Dec 14 = Sat
Dec 15 = Sun
Dec 16 = Mon ← first Monday after Dec 11

✔ Answer for 2027: December 16

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3. When are the electoral votes counted in 2021?

Rule:
> “The President of the Senate (current Vice President) counts the electoral votes on January 6, unless it falls on a Sunday.”

Check January 2021 calendar:

From image:

Header: SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
Dates:

Row 1: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 → so Jan 1 is SUN? Let’s confirm:

If 1 is under SUN, then:
- Jan 1 = Sunday
- Jan 2 = Monday
- Jan 3 = Tuesday
- Jan 4 = Wednesday
- Jan 5 = Thursday
- Jan 6 = Friday ← not Sunday!

So January 6, 2021 is a Friday, which is NOT a Sunday.

Therefore, they count the votes on January 6, 2021.

Note: The note says “unless it falls on a Sunday” — if it did, they’d move to Jan 7. But here, it’s Friday, so no change.

✔ Answer for 2021: January 6

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Final Answers:

- Election Day 2026: November 7
- Electors meet 2027: December 16
- Electoral votes counted 2021: January 6

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Final Answer:
Election Day 2026: November 7
Electors meet 2027: December 16
Electoral votes counted 2021: January 6