Florida Extends Voter Registration

A federal judge has extended the deadline for Florida residents to register to vote by a week, following Hurricane Matthew. Judge Mark Walker granted a request by the Florida Democratic Party for a temporary injunction that moved the state’s voter registration deadline from October 11 to October 18, after having previously moved it back by one day. Democrats had asked Florida governor Rick Scott to extend the deadline, but he declined, saying residents had enough time to register,...

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