Display MoreAccording to Florida Absentee Ballots - VOTE.org - The Absentee Ballot Experts, I've already received my Florida absentee ballot. Can I still vote in personYES! You must bring your absentee ballot (voted or not) with you to the polls so it can be destroyed. If you forget the ballot, you'll have to vote a provisional ballot.
It would appear that there was no voter fraud IF the poll worker issued the couple a provisional ballot. If the poll worker didn't issue them a provisional ballot, then you may have witnessed voter fraud.
Here is a quote from the Official Florida Voting FAQ at FAQ - Voting - Division of Elections - Florida Department of State -
I have requested a vote-by-mail ballot and now I have changed my mind and want to vote at the polls. May I?
- Yes. If you received your vote-by-mail ballot, you should return it, whether voted or not, to the poll workers on Election Day. Your vote-by-mail ballot will be voided and you will be allowed to vote a regular ballot at the polls. Even if you come to the polls without your vote-by-mail ballot, you will still be able to vote a regular ballot if the supervisor of elections' office is able to confirm that it has not received your vote-by-mail ballot. However, if it is confirmed that your vote-by-mail ballot has been received, you cannot vote a regular ballot at the polls. If you think the supervisor of elections' office is wrong about receiving your vote-by-mail ballot or if the supervisor of elections' office is unable to confirm whether or not it has received your vote-by-mail ballot, you will be allowed to vote a provisional ballot.
Trump was criticized for encouraging Democrats who had already voted to change their vote by voting in person. This CNN articles points out that this allowed in several states, but doesn't specifically mention Florida - Trump encourages early voting Dems to switch votes to Trump - CNNPolitics.com. The article reports Wisconsin voters can change their vote as many as 3 times.
FWIW, I early voted last week. Texas has around 12 days or so of early voting and news reportds were saying around half of Texas voters would vote early. To me it was a no-brainer to vote early as, on average, about 4% of early voters would vote on any given day compared to the remaining 1/2 of all voters voting on Election day.
I did not see the couple turn in their mail in ballots, all I saw them hand the poll worker was their ID (Florida requires ID). And if they would have turned the mail in ballots in, then there would have been no reason to ask supervisor "what do I do?" because it would have been obvious that they did not actually vote by mail.
Since they give you a ballot in a privacy folder, i could not tell if it was the same ballot as what I received. But once the decision was made to let them vote again, there were no other words spoken and they proceeded through the process the same way I did.
Just did not sit well with me.
Vote early.....Vote Often......win free shit!!!!!!
