A federal Judge today extend Florida’s voter registration by one week after the state suffered severe damage from Hurricane Matthew. The Florida Democratic Party filed suit over the weekend after Florida Governor Rick Scott refused to extend the deadline in the wake of the storm. The ruling today by U.S. District Court Judge Mark Walker extends the deadline for voters to register to October 18.   

“It is unfortunate that voters had to rely on a Federal Court to extend the voter registration deadline because their Governor refused to do it in the wake of Hurricane Matthew,” said Liza McClenaghan, Common Cause Florida State Chair. “Judge Walker is to be applauded for the ruling and for reminding Governor Scott that ‘the right to have a voice that is why this country exists.’ If history is a guide, tens of thousands of Floridians had their voice restored by today’s ruling as traditionally the state has seen a surge in voter registrations in the week before the deadline.”

To aid those potential voters temporarily displaced by Hurricane Matthew, Common Cause Florida wants to make sure that they know they can still register by taking advantage of the features of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, which mandated that states provide voter registrations at a variety of government entities including libraries.

Here is a list of Supervisors of Elections contact information: http://tinyurl.com/hcp62fw

Here is a list of Florida Public Library Systems: http://tinyurl.com/hgoac66

In addition, these Voter Registration Agencies in Florida can provide and accept voter registration applications from any applicant no matter what county they reside in by the deadline of Tuesday, October 18, 2016.

공공 지원을 제공하는 사무실:

• 보건부의 여성, 영유아 및 아동을 위한 특별 보충 식품 프로그램(WIC)
• 아동가족부(SNAP), TANF 등

장애인을 위한 국가 자금 지원 프로그램을 제공하는 사무실

• 장애인을 위한 기관
• 재향군인부
• 교육부(시각장애인 서비스부, 직업재활부)
• 금융 서비스 부서(근로자 보상 부서)
• 공립대학 및 대학교 장애인 사무실(군대 모집 사무실, 독립생활 센터)

We look forward to prominent information about any changes in early voting and Election Day polling places that may have been damaged by the storm and information about Vote-By-Mail ballots that need to be replaced because of damage or loss.  Access to the election process is important to all Floridians.