My guess is that the governor will not disenfranchise any voter who is unable to vote on election day because of the hurricane.
They have gone through this before and the people just voted.
I love FR so much, because we all have access to an un-ending civics lesson because of the collective experience of our members.....Question: While the national election day this year in November 8, can a state temporarily extend the voting window, in this case for displaced Floridians, to 30 days out?
....Which would lead to...
What's the problem?
Move precinct voting stations to areas not destroyed.
The greatest damage happens where the hurricane enters the state. The State will be ready to cast ballots by the time the election rolls around.
I evacuated inland - I’m fairly near Disney - we’re fine. West of us a school had water almost to the roof - flooding caused by rain, not surge. Trees are down. But people were out today picking up debris and the power was back on in many central Florida areas... I don’t think elections will be a big problem.