2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumFlorida Gov. Refuses To Extend Voter Registration Deadline Over Hurricane
Hours after warning state residents that the hurricane bearing down on their coastline will kill those who remain in evacuation zones, Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) announced that he would not extend the Tuesday deadline for voter registration.
Everybody has had a lot of time to register, Scott, who chairs the pro-Donald Trump Rebuilding America Now PAC, said in a storm update on Thursday night. On top of that, weve got lots of opportunities to vote: Early voting, absentee voting and Election Day. So, I dont intend to make any changes.
Hillary Clintons presidential campaign requested a deadline extension to accommodate the thousands of voters who have been forced from their homes by the fierce winds and storm surge caused by the hurricane, which was downgraded to a Category 3 storm overnight. We are hoping and expecting that officials in Florida will adapt deadlines to account for the storm, Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook told reporters in a Thursday press conference, according to Politico.
While Politico reported that campaign staffers did not say if they planned to sue over Scott's decision, a partner at Perkins Coie, a law firm that works for both Clintons campaign and the Democratic National Committee wrote a tweet saying other folks would have the last say on this.
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http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/rick-scott-refuses-extend-voter-registration-deadline-hurricane-matthew
GWC58
(2,678 posts)Can't have that, can we Governor Skeletor?
Cha
(297,181 posts)I'm an asshole to the 1000th degree"
Mahalo, Don~
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)That's plenty of time. I get electricity may be out, but As much as I detest Scott, I can't get excited about this. Everyone should have registered long ago. I suspect almost everyone who intends to vote, has registered.
Madam45for2923
(7,178 posts)NoGoodNamesLeft
(2,056 posts)Anytime you apply for any type of assistance or update your license or any of that type of thing there is a question asking if you want to register to vote. Once you are registered if you move to another place in the same county you only have to change your address online and your registration is updated. If you moved to another county you can fix it online too but I think you need to meed the deadline...but it can be done online.
uponit7771
(90,335 posts)BSdetect
(8,998 posts)They live in their own bubble of BS, inside the dustbin of deplorables