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When and how can you change your vote?

By Ann Macfarlane / March 16, 2021 / Comments Off on When and how can you change your vote?
Close-up of a clock face with the words "TIME TO SWITCH!" in bold red letters. The clock hands are positioned near the 12 o'clock mark, signifying it's time for a change.

A reader contacted us with some concern because a member of her local government body had changed their vote in order to be able to move reconsideration at the next meeting. Was this legitimate? A note about “reconsideration” First off, readers should know that ordinarily, the motion “to reconsider” can be made only during the…

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