More than 59 million Americans have already cast their ballots ahead of Election Day – but some might be wondering if they can change that vote, according to Google Trends.
Google searches of the phrase “can I change my vote” peaked Tuesday morning in the U.S. around 6 a.m. ET.
One of the subregions where the phrase began trending at one point was in Delaware, the state Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden represented in the Senate for 36 years.
Other subregions included battleground states such as Maine, Pennsylvania, Florida, Ohio, Michigan, North Carolina, Iowa, Wisconsin and Arizona, according to Trend data at various points throughout Tuesday morning.
While most states do not allow voters to change their early votes, there are some that do, with restrictions. . . .
In Michigan, voters who have sent in a ballot can submit a written and signed request to their voting clerk by 5 p.m. Oct. 30 requesting to have the ballot nullified, according to the Detroit Free Press.
Minnesotans who mailed in an absentee ballot had until Oct. 20 to request a new ballot from their county or city election office.
In New Hampshire, voters who submitted an absentee ballot can go to the polls on Election Day during the first hour they’re open and vote in person, or before their absentee ballot is processed.
In Wisconsin, if time allows, a voter can cancel their original absentee ballot and request a new one – but they have until Oct. 29, the legal deadline for requesting absentee ballots by mail.
As of Sunday, the nearly 60 million Americans who have voted early in the 2020 presidential election suggest a record turnout this year. In 2016, 47.2 million early votes were cast in the presidential election, according to data from the U.S. Elections Project. . . .
While Trump suggested the Google trend started “immediately” after his debate with Biden on Thursday, data showed the search did not spike until Tuesday morning, five days later.
In the following states, you can change your early vote.
Arkansas – absentee ballots may be resubmitted.
Connecticut – absentee ballots may be withdrawn from TOWN clerks until 5:00 pm on the Friday before the election. Voters can then file a new absentee ballot application or vote in person.
Delaware – voters can contact COUNTY elections officials and ask that their vote be nullified.
Florida – go to a polling place, withdraw your mail-in ballot, and vote in person with a PROVISIONAL ballot. It WILL be counted.
Georgia – go to a polling place to withdraw your mail-in ballot and vote in person.
Idaho – on election day, go to a polling place to withdraw your mail-in ballot and vote in person.
Illinois – on election day, go to a polling place to withdraw your mail-in ballot and vote in person.
Indiana – on election day, go to a polling place to withdraw your mail-in ballot and vote in person.
Michigan – submit a written request IN PERSON to city or town clerk requesting that their votes be nullified. Then vote in person on election day.
Minnesota – deadline for changing early vote already passed.
Mississippi – on election day, go to a polling place to withdraw your mail-in ballot and vote in person.
New Hampshire – if you get to a polling place within the first hour ON ELECTION DAY, you can cancel your mail-in vote and vote in person.
New Mexico – on election day, go to a polling place to withdraw your mail-in ballot and vote in person.
New York – on election day, go to a polling place to withdraw your mail-in ballot and vote in person.
North Carolina – legal limbo; go to a polling place to try to withdraw your mail-in ballot and vote in person.
Ohio – on election day, go to a polling place to withdraw your mail-in ballot and vote in person.
Pennsylvania – on election day, go to a polling place to withdraw your mail-in ballot and vote in person.
Wisconsin – request a new ballot IN PERSON at the municipal clerk’s office.
Keep in mind that several states refuse to divulge how to change your early vote.
If you REALLY want to try, go to a polling place on election day and ask.
(Excerpt from Fox News. Article by Melissa Leon. Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons.)
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