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What happens if you die after casting a ballot before election day? It depends.www.ncsl.org/elections-and-campaigns/counting-absentee-ballots-after-a-voter-dies
472 sats \ 3 comments \ @StillStackinAfterAllTheseYears 16 Oct Politics_And_Law
Was wondering about this after reading the news about Jimmy Carter casting his vote (since statistically, at 100, death is a possibility). Turns out that the answer depends on the state, and there's not even a consistent pattern.
Some states explicitly say those votes count, and those include Democratic strongholds like Massachusetts and Maryland and Republican ones like Montana and Florida. States that explicitly reject them again range politically from Delaware to Mississippi. And a few (NY, Colorado, Kansas) allow votes to be challenged. Meanwhile, most states (including GA) have literally NOTHING on the books either way, which just sounds messy and a great way to have things get horribly confusing.
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42 sats \ 0 replies \ @grayruby 16 Oct
If you were alive when you voted, your vote should count. That being said whether advanced voting should exist is another question altogether.
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @Satosora 16 Oct
The governments moves to slow to notice that you have died. Your vote would get counted. Lets be realistic.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @heuristics 17 Oct
When everything depends on the countless electoral votes of California. The death of supposed voter is the least of our worries. Although, I must say that this is very thought provoking.
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