Last month, President Trump urged supporters in North Carolina to test their election system by voting first by mail and then in person.

This week, he suggested that those who’ve voted for Joe Biden should look into whether they can change their vote.

“The answer in most states is YES. Go do it. Most important Election of your life!” He tweeted.

In a pandemic election where many Americans are voting by mail or voting early for their first times ever, Trump has helped sow confusion.

He’s at once encouraged and alleged voter fraud.

Having your vote count more than once, is illegal.

But in New York, voters who’ve mailed in or dropped off their absentee ballots can still vote in-person early or on Election Day.

Only that in-person vote will count.

“So, to be clear, there’s no prohibition in New York State to vote absentee and to also vote at the poll site," said Michael Ryan, New York City Board of Elections Executive Director. “If you vote at the poll site, we will capture your voter history and your absentee ballot will voided because you voted at the poll site. That is not improper in New York State.”

New Yorkers’ determination to vote in-person is reflected in the long lines snaking for hours at early-voting sites these past few days.

The city Board of Elections has expanded hours for the final three days of early voting: Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Officials remind New Yorkers they can also skip the lines by dropping off their absentee ballots at the polling sites.

On Election Night in New York, the votes tallied will be the in-person ones, both from the nine-day early-voting period and from November 3rd.

The counting of absentee ballots won’t even begin for at least another week.

Therein lies another instance of the president’s election rhetoric failing to match reality.

“It would be very, very proper and very nice if a winner were declared on November 3, instead of counting ballots for two weeks, which is totally inappropriate. And I don’t believe that that's by our laws. I don't believe that," said Trump.

While the result of the race between Trump and Joe Biden is predictable here in deep-blue New York, it won’t likely be known for weeks in some of the battleground states.

Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, as examples, won’t even begin processing their absentee ballots until Election Day.