Despite incoming hurricane, Florida Gov. Rick Scott refuses to extend voter registration deadline

Hurricane Matthew.
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Not even a Category 3 hurricane can convince Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) to extend the state's voter registration deadline. On Thursday night, hours after declaring a state of emergency and urging 1.5 million Floridians to evacuate as Hurricane Matthew nears, Scott announced the Tuesday voter registration deadline would remain in place. "Everybody has had a lot of time to register," Scott said, after Hillary Clinton's campaign requested an extension. "On top of that, we've got lots of opportunities to vote: Early voting, absentee voting, and Election Day. So, I don't intend to make any changes."

While voters may have had a lot of time to register, Talking Points Memo reported that, if history is any indication, not everyone has:

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