Clemson football coach Dabo Swinney ‘couldn’t vote’ on Election Day over to ballot mixup

Clemson football coach Dabo Swinney took clip from his preparations up of Saturday’s matchup against Virginia Tech to fulfill his civic work erstwhile he ran into a spot of an issue.

He had apparently already formed his ballot for the 2024 statesmanlike election.

The only problem? He hadn’t, actually.

Talking to nan media connected Tuesday, nan shot coach revealed that he planned to commencement his time astatine nan predetermination polls. What he thought was going to beryllium a speedy “10 minute” detour, turned retired to beryllium a overmuch longer process.

“Tried to spell vote. Tried to spell do my champion and ballot this morning. They told maine I couldn’t vote. That was rather an experience,” Swinney said pinch a smile, adding that initially he thought nan rumor had thing to do pinch Clemson’s loss to Louisville over nan weekend.

“Dang. They done voted maine retired of nan state. Lost a game. We’re 6-2 and 5-1 (in nan conference), man. They done shipped maine off.”

Swinney went connected to explicate that he was told he had already voted pinch a mail-in ballot nan erstwhile week.

“He said I already voted. And I was for illustration ‘No, I tin guarantee you I haven’t voted.’”

Coach Dabo Swinney said he initially thought nan rumor had thing to do pinch Clemson’s loss to Louisville over nan weekend. AP

Swinney was told he had already voted pinch a mail-in ballot nan erstwhile week. AP

“As it turns out, Will — my oldest — voted past week, and they someway messed it up, didn’t verify his day aliases something, and they counted maine arsenic nan vote. So what was going to return 10 minutes took an hour.”

Swinney said he alternatively had to capable retired a insubstantial ballot and that a proceeding would beryllium held Friday to resoluteness nan rumor — a timeline he expressed reservations about. 

“It was rather an acquisition this morning. But apparently they’re going to hole it connected Friday, and maine and Will — our 2 votes — will count connected Friday. I don’t cognize if it’ll matter connected Friday. Trying to do my champion and beryllium a bully national and spell vote, and sometimes doing your champion ain’t bully enough.”