# Is it possible to extend the time period of a poll once it has been established?

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**Created:** [May 23, 2010, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-extend-the-time-period-of-a-poll-once-it-has-been-established/540484 "2010-05-23T18:13:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2010, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-extend-the-time-period-of-a-poll-once-it-has-been-established/540484/1 "2010-05-23T18:13:55Z")

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The question is in the title - once a poll is established with an end time, is it even possible to extend that time period?

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**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2010, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-extend-the-time-period-of-a-poll-once-it-has-been-established/540484/2 "2010-05-23T18:24:04Z")

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If you set up a test poll, we can find out, o.k.?

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**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2010, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-extend-the-time-period-of-a-poll-once-it-has-been-established/540484/3 "2010-05-23T18:33:30Z")

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Okay, I don’t know how I f_cked that up, but I f_cked that up. I’ll start another thread; this one can be closed as soon as you guys get through laughing at me…