TALLAHASSEE - Gov. Rick Scott could ask the Legislature to change Florida’s voter-registration law next year, his office indicated Tuesday, the day before a court hearing on whether to further extend this month’s deadline because of Hurricane Matthew.
Scott’s statement came after a sharply worded ruling from U.S. District Judge Mark Walker moved the deadline for signing up to vote from Tuesday to Wednesday, allowing Walker to consider a request by the Florida Democratic Party to allow voters to continue registering through Oct. 18.
Democrats filed a lawsuit after Scott, who heads a super PAC supporting Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, said he wouldn’t push back the deadline to accommodate voters who fled Hurricane Matthew before the storm lashed Florida’s East Coast late last week.
“The state will follow the court’s decision and discuss with the Legislature possible amendments to current law during the upcoming legislative session,” Jackie Schutz, a spokeswoman for Scott, said in a statement issued Tuesday...
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