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No, you can’t change your vote after your ballot has been processed

Tim Walz

Gov. Tim Walz did not send police with paintball guns to enforce COVID-19 curfews

Video shows Minnesota law enforcement using paintball guns to enforce a curfew during the George Floyd protests in 2020. It was unrelated to COVID-19.
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Gov. Tim Walz did not send police with paintball guns to enforce COVID-19 curfews

A viral video of law enforcement shooting paintballs doesn’t show enforcement of Walz’s COVID-19 restrictions. It shows a curfew during the George Floyd protests.
Elections

Yes, election officials regularly clean voter rolls

Federal law requires election officials to regularly update their voter lists and clean voter rolls.
Kamala Harris

Photo of Kamala Harris dressed in McDonald’s uniform is fake

The Harris campaign told VERIFY the vice president did work at a McDonald’s while she was in college, but this image of Harris in a McDonald’s uniform isn’t real.
Elections

No, Dominion Voting’s logo does not show a ballot flipping from red to blue

A years-old doctored image has recirculated following renewed conspiracy theories about the voting machine company.
Elections

Dominion Voting machines

AP file photos show Dominion Voting machines with the company's all-red logo.
Elections

Image of Dominion Voting logo flipping ballots is doctored

Conspiracy theorists claim the voting machine company’s logo shows a red ballot turning blue. That’s false.
Elections

A video that appears to show a poll worker in Pennsylvania destroying ballots is fake

In Bucks County, where ballots are under 24/7 surveillance, the Republican Committee called the video “disinformation aimed at scaring voters.”
Elections

Poll workers writing on ballots does not disqualify them

Despite viral claims, many states allow poll workers to write on ballots and some actually require it. Here are the rules and what to do if you’re concerned.
Elections

Is Elon Musk’s $1 million PAC petition giveaway illegal? Depends on who you ask

Elon Musk is pledging to give $1 million a day to voters for signing his PAC’s petition. Here’s what election law experts say about the giveaway’s legality.
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Yes, you can use a Sharpie to fill out your ballot in some states

Some posts say using a Sharpie on your ballot will invalidate your vote. But many ballot tabulator manufacturers actually recommend Sharpies over regular pens.