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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFlorida governor says state won't extend voter registration, rebuffing Clinton campaign
Washington (CNN)Florida Gov. Rick Scott says he will not extend the deadline for voter registration in the state despite concerns over the impact of Hurricane Matthew.
The Republican governor told reporters Thursday he doesn't "intend to make changes," saying "people have had time to register."
Hillary Clinton's campaign earlier Thursday had called on Florida officials to extend the state's Tuesday voter registration deadline because of Hurricane Matthew's
potential disruption of late sign-ups.
Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook told reporters Thursday, "the one thing that we are hoping and expecting is that officials in Florida will adapt deadlines to account
for the storm."
The Republican governor told reporters Thursday he doesn't "intend to make changes," saying "people have had time to register."
Hillary Clinton's campaign earlier Thursday had called on Florida officials to extend the state's Tuesday voter registration deadline because of Hurricane Matthew's
potential disruption of late sign-ups.
Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook told reporters Thursday, "the one thing that we are hoping and expecting is that officials in Florida will adapt deadlines to account
for the storm."
http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/06/politics/robby-mook-clinton-florida-voter-registration-hurricane/index.html
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Florida governor says state won't extend voter registration, rebuffing Clinton campaign (Original Post)
spanone
Oct 2016
OP
thejoker123
(279 posts)1. It is amazing
Republicans are shameless in their depravity.
royable
(1,264 posts)2. I transcribed Perry's blockheaded response from his press conference
and was amazed at his inarticulateness:
"I'm not going to extend it. If you, if you... whether it's the registration date, you hadn't, everybody has had a lot of time to register, so, uh... On top of that, y'know, we've got lots of opportunities to vote, uh, early voting, abs'ee voting, and election day, so I don't intend to make any changes."
Having lots of voting opportunities don't mean much if you didn't get a chance to register because of an event like a...hurricane!
Question and answer is at 16:48 in the video.
Vinca
(50,271 posts)3. Someone needs to sue.
Even if it loses in court, it would give attention to what a bunch of partisan assholes Republicans are.