With early voting underway, some Florida voters might wonder whether they can change their votes after submitting their ballots.
The short answer is: no.
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In Florida, ballots are processed as they come in, so once a voter has cast their ballot — that’s it. And it doesn’t change if a voter used a vote-by-mail ballot, either.
State law requires that once a vote-by-mail ballot is received by a local supervisor of elections, the ballot may no longer be edited.
Ballot results in Florida are required to be kept secure after being cast. In fact, election staffers who release the results of a ballot before polls close could face a third-degree felony.
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Additionally, if two or more vote-by-mail ballots for the same election are returned in a single mailing envelope, those ballots cannot be counted, so be sure to send out ballots individually.
Another rule under the law? If a voter dies after casting a vote-by-mail ballot (but before Election Day), he/she will remain listed in the registration books until the election results have been certified.
As of Monday, over 5 million Florida voters had already cast their ballots for the General Election on Nov. 5, as shown by the state’s Division of Elections.
For the latest on the General Election, be sure to check out News 6′s “Results 2024″ page by clicking here.