President Trump on Tuesday urged Americans who have already cast their ballot to change their vote for him after the term began trending on Google.
"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," the president said on Twitter. "Most important Election of your life!"
The term "change my vote" registered a strong
uptick on Google Trends on Oct. 24, the week after The Post published its
exposé series about former Vice President Joe Biden's alleged involvement in
Hunter Biden's business dealings in
The Google searches for "change my vote" had the
most interest in
People who searched "change my vote" also searched for "Hunter Biden" and Hunter Biden-related queries, according to Google.
An estimated 65 million people have already cast their ballots before the Nov. 3 election.
Some states allow voters who have changed their minds to
submit a new ballot, Matthew Weil, director of the Election Project at the
That includes
"The Election Law recognizes that plans change," the state Board of Elections says.
"Even if you request or cast and return an absentee ballot, you may still go to the polls and vote in person," the rules state.
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In several other states, including Pennsylvania, Illinois, Delaware, New Mexico, Idaho, Indiana, Arkansas, and Mississippi, voters are allowed to "spoil" a ballot and request another, but only if the initial ballot hasn't yet been returned or, in some cases, processed.
The deadline to invalidate a ballot and request another has
already passed in