Brendan J. Lyons reports in the Times Union that it is legal to vote cast both an absentee ballot and one in person in New York. President Donald Trump suggested this week in North Carolina that voters cast both a mail-in ballot, and one in person. That would be illegal in North Carolina, and most states, but not in New York. "Once you're issued an absentee ballot, you can choose to vote in person and we will discard the absentee ballot," said Albany County Board of Elections Commissioner Rachel Bledi. Election officials compare absentee ballots to poll results here; and if a person voted twice, the absentee ballot is ignored and the in-person vote is counted. Earlier this year Albany County District Attorney David Soares urged voters there to vote in-person if they'd already voted by mail for his opponent. Read more about this story in the Times Union.