Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) has changed some of Florida's election deadlines and rules to provide flexibility for voters and election officials in areas affected by Hurricanes Helen and Milton. It stopped.
new order DeSantis this week changed the deadline for election officials to send out mail-in ballots and represent polling places. The Republican governor also suspended training requirements for poll workers in locations affected by severe storms. He also ordered voting extensions in two counties: Pinellas and Taylor.
The order comes after the Association of Election Officials sent a letter Tuesday detailing the challenges facing hurricane-impacted voting sports and asking Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd for more procedural flexibility. It came just a few days after it was released, the Associated Press reported. AP) noticed.
“The affected Helen and Milton County supervisors have taken steps to ensure that voters in these counties have ample opportunity to vote in the elections without precluding any necessary measures to respond to the ongoing emergency. “We requested deference from certain provisions of Florida's election law,” DeSantis' office said. In order.
The governor's order comes after the state was hit by both Hurricanes Helen and Milton within a two-week period. Right-leaning states could expect high turnout on Election Day, which is just a few weeks away.
Early voting in Florida begins Monday.
In North Carolina, which was devastated by Hurricane Helen, early voting has already begun at more than 400 polling places. green light Several steps were taken last week to ensure absentee ballot delivery times and voters have time to request absentee ballots.
