The Last Presidential Debate Leads To A Shocking Spike In This Google Search

Five days after the last presidential debate Google had a huge spike in searches of the phrase “Can I change my vote?” As of Sunday, a record-breaking 60 million Americans have already cast their vote for the 2020 Presidential Election but some are wondering if they can change that at the last minute.

President Trump is unbothered about the Google trend, even encouraging voters to “go do it,” and is confident that the trend “refers to changing it to me.”

Strongly Trending (Google) since immediately after the second debate is CAN I CHANGE MY VOTE? This refers changing it to me. The answer in most states is YES. Go do it. Most important Election of your life!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 27, 2020

Delaware, the state which Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has represented for 36 years, was one of the subregions where the phrase began trending on social media.

While most states, including Florida, North Carolina, Ohio, and Arizona, will not allow you to vote more than once there are some states that will allow you to change your early vote with restrictions.

In New York, for example, if you have already submitted an absentee ballot but later change your mind, you can go to your local polling place during early voting or on Election Day and cast a new vote. Your absentee ballot will then be set aside and not counted.

It’s a little more complicated in Michigan where voters who have already submitted a ballot must write and sign a request to have the original ballot nullified and deliver it to their voting clerk by 5 p.m. on October 30.

In Minnesota, voters only have until October 20 to request a new ballot from their county or city election office.

Voters in New Hampshire who submitted an absentee ballot should go to the polls within the first hour of opening on Election Day and vote in person before their absentee ballot is counted.

Wisconsin voters have until October 29, the legal deadline for requesting absentee ballots by mail, to cancel their original ballot and request a new one by mail.