Wasserman Schultz on Florida’s Inadequate Voter Registration Extension

SGov. Ron DeSantis provided a brief voter registration extension until 7 pm today, but this minimal reprieve should be extended another full day, so any Democrat, Republican or independent who was waylaid by the state’s overwhelmed system can participate in our democracy.

Sunrise, Fla. – U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) released the following statement after the Florida Secretary of State Laurel M. Lee and  Gov. Ron DeSantis announced a 7 p.m. voter registration deadline extension this afternoon:

“Gov. Ron DeSantis provided a brief voter registration extension until 7 pm today, but this minimal reprieve should be extended another full day, so any Democrat, Republican or independent who was waylaid by the state’s overwhelmed system can participate in our democracy. A last-minute window of seven more hours is a confusing fix that many voters will never hear about in time. A governor known for voter suppression should always err on the side of generous voter accommodation when he screws up like this.”