On Friday Florida Gov. Rick Scott refused a request by the Clinton campaign to extend the state's voter registration deadline which was scheduled to end today. The request was in recognition of a humongous hurricane coming and maybe getting registered to vote was taking a back seat to evacuating for some people. Scott said everyone who really cared had had plenty of time. His real reason was likely the fact that Democrats are tromping Republicans in getting new registrations and he had to stop the bleeding. Well, he failed.
On Monday, Scott lost in a federal court.
(CNN)A federal court has extended Florida's voter registration deadline from Tuesday to 5 p.m. ET Wednesday due to Hurricane Matthew's interruption of last-minute sign-ups.
The US District Court ruling comes after the Florida Democratic Party sued, seeking an additional week due to the "strong likelihood" many of the state's voters would be "severely burdened" by the hurricane's fallout in the upcoming election. […]
Judge Mark E. Walker set a Wednesday hearing on whether to further extend the deadline beyond Wednesday.
"It has been suggested that the issue of extending the voter registration deadline is about politics. Poppycock," Walker wrote. "This case is about the right of aspiring eligible voters to register and to have their votes counted. Nothing could be more fundamental to our democracy."
It's fundamental to our democracy, which is why Republicans hate it. But it prevails for another day, at least.
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