An oddity of the new US DST rules: in most federal election years the switch back to standard time comes before the federal election, but in years when the seventh of November falls on a Sunday, the switch back comes after the federal election (see below). Operating under the assumptions that (all other things being equal) voter turnout is greater when DST is in effect, and given that in recent years Democrats have been more eager than Republicans for increased voter turnout, I predict a change in the rules once the implication sinks in (possibly before the 2010 elections). --ado America/New_York Sun Nov 2 06:00:00 2008 UTC = Sun Nov 2 01:00:00 2008 EST isdst=0 before presidential America/New_York Sun Nov 7 06:00:00 2010 UTC = Sun Nov 7 01:00:00 2010 EST isdst=0 after off-year America/New_York Sun Nov 4 06:00:00 2012 UTC = Sun Nov 4 01:00:00 2012 EST isdst=0 before presidential America/New_York Sun Nov 2 06:00:00 2014 UTC = Sun Nov 2 01:00:00 2014 EST isdst=0 before off-year America/New_York Sun Nov 6 06:00:00 2016 UTC = Sun Nov 6 01:00:00 2016 EST isdst=0 before presidential America/New_York Sun Nov 4 06:00:00 2018 UTC = Sun Nov 4 01:00:00 2018 EST isdst=0 before off-year America/New_York Sun Nov 1 06:00:00 2020 UTC = Sun Nov 1 01:00:00 2020 EST isdst=0 before presidential America/New_York Sun Nov 6 06:00:00 2022 UTC = Sun Nov 6 01:00:00 2022 EST isdst=0 before off-year America/New_York Sun Nov 3 06:00:00 2024 UTC = Sun Nov 3 01:00:00 2024 EST isdst=0 before presidential America/New_York Sun Nov 1 06:00:00 2026 UTC = Sun Nov 1 01:00:00 2026 EST isdst=0 before off-year America/New_York Sun Nov 5 06:00:00 2028 UTC = Sun Nov 5 01:00:00 2028 EST isdst=0 before presidential America/New_York Sun Nov 3 06:00:00 2030 UTC = Sun Nov 3 01:00:00 2030 EST isdst=0 before off-year America/New_York Sun Nov 7 06:00:00 2032 UTC = Sun Nov 7 01:00:00 2032 EST isdst=0 after presidential America/New_York Sun Nov 5 06:00:00 2034 UTC = Sun Nov 5 01:00:00 2034 EST isdst=0 before off-year America/New_York Sun Nov 2 06:00:00 2036 UTC = Sun Nov 2 01:00:00 2036 EST isdst=0 before presidential