Lawmakers heard testimony Wednesday on a bill that would prohibit Mainers who cast votes by absentee ballot from asking for a do-over simply because they changed their minds.
The issue of when and how voters could request a new absentee ballot arose in the final days of last fall’s gubernatorial race.
Hoping to capitalize on a last-minute surge in the polls, the campaign of independent candidate Eliot Cutler sent out an e-mail one day before Election Day advising anyone who might be second-guessing their early vote to request another ballot.
Full Article: http://new.bangordailynews.com/2011/02/23/politics/bill-would-disallow-‘do-overs’-for-absentee-voters/