The Republican governor, who is up for reelection, has made tightening election laws a top priority over the last two years.
FILE - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a news conference last week in Daytona Beach Shores, Florida. DeSantis announced an executive order expanding voting access for the midterm elections in three counties where Hurricane Ian destroyed polling places and displaced thousands.
Separately, Doyle asked for similar changes, telling state election officials that the storm has devastated the county and its neighbors. Hurricane Ian came ashore in Lee County with 155 mph winds that decimated coastal communities and inundated areas with flooding and debris. Ian was the third deadliest storm to hit the U.S. mainland this century and Lee County has reported about half of the state’s more than 100 fatalities.A Lee County spokesperson said election officials there have mailed out approximately 170,000 vote-by-mail ballots and will continue to send ballots out daily until the Oct. 29 request deadline.
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DeSantis eases voting rules in counties devastated by IanThe move, which followed requests from Lee, Charlotte and Sarasota counties and voting rights groups, comes as Florida begins to undertake a massive recovery from the Category 4 hurricane that hit on Sept. 28 and leveled parts of the state’s southwest.
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DeSantis eases voting rules in Florida counties hit by Hurricane Ian | CNN PoliticsFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday extended early voting in the counties hit hardest by Hurricane Ian as officials in southwest Florida scramble to ready themselves for an election less than a month away.
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