法官延长佛罗里达州选民登记期限

A federal judge has extended Florida's voter registration deadline by a day and agreed to consider a longer extension in the wake of Hurricane Matthew. The initial deadline was Tuesday.

Florida Democrats had argued that Florida's would-be voters needed more time, especially after Republican Governor Rick Scott last week urged 1.5 million residents to evacuate as the storm approached.

Democratic Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton called Scott to extend the deadline himself using his emergency authority. The governor declined, saying Floridians "had enough time to register'' before the Oct. 6 evacuation orders.

Judge Mark Walker granted a request by the Florida Democratic Party to move the state's voter registration deadline from Tuesday to Wednesday at 5 p.m.