Trump has a message for voters in certain states who already cast a ballot for Clinton and are beginning to feel buyer’s remorse: It’s Not Too Late.
“You can change your vote in six states,” Trump wrote on Twitter Wednesday morning. “So, now that you see that Hillary was a big mistake, change your vote to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”
The former Secretary of State’s campaign was flying high at the start of Early Voting in many states, buoyed by polls showing her with a durable lead over Trump, who had been mired in controversy amid allegations of sexual assault against him and mass defections by Republican leaders.
But the tide has begun to turn against Clinton in recent days with the FBI Director’s announcement that the bureau is examining fresh evidence, reopening its investigation into her use of a private email server as Secretary of State.
That, combined with news that Obamacare health insurance premiums will spike next year and the daily trickle of email releases from the hacked account of Clinton campaign Chairman John Podesta, has put Trump back on the offensive.
Trump made that case in person Tuesday night in Wisconsin, a State where Early or Absentee voters can cast a ballot up to three times, canceling their previous one.
Other states, including: Connecticut, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, and, New York, and have similar laws.
Those laws vary though from State to State, and some are more permissive than others.
In Connecticut, voters who cast an Absentee ballot can request on Election Day that their mailed-in ballot be withdrawn and cast a new ballot, although that request must be made before 10 a.m.
In Michigan, House Elections Committee Chairwoman Lisa Posthumus Lyons told The Detroit News that Michigan allows people to change their minds. There are strict rules for Absentee voting, you have to be 60 and over or out of town, and unlike some states with early voting, the votes are not counted right away, meaning voters “have the opportunity to change their vote if they change their mind in the days leading up to the election,” she said. Michigan technically considers these Absentee ballots not “early voting” since the process is not open to all.
In Minnesota Elections officials advise voters: “WHAT IF I RETURNED MY BALLOT AND WANT TO CHANGE MY VOTE? You can ask to cancel your ballot until the close of business one week before Election Day. After that time, you cannot cancel your ballot. To cancel your ballot, contact the election office that sent your ballot. Your options are to have a new ballot mailed; vote in person at your local election office; or vote at your polling place on Election Day.”
In Mississippi Absentee voters may only change their vote by showing up on Election Day and casting a ballot, and act that cancels the one they mailed in.
In Pennsylvania voters can change their early vote (absentee ballots), but they have to physically go to the polls to do it.
In Wisconsin, a Election official says: “All the ballots are secured in the vault at City Hall. We would pull that from the group. We would let the individual, the voter, vote again and document that this was their second ballot issued. We’d keep a record of that, so they would only have up to three opportunities.” Voters have until November 4 to re-vote in Wisconsin.
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