Florida Democrats were able to score a victory on October 12, 2016 after claiming that voter registraton needed to be extended because of the stress from Hurricane Matthew.
Judge Mark E. Walker, of the US District Court for the Northern District of Florida, granted a preliminary injuction with a deadline on October 11, but was extended to October 12 in order to be able to hold hearings. Judge Walker was able to hear a testimony from the Leon County Supervisor of Elections about the "tremendous strain" the storm put on election offices.
Governor Rick Scott told reporters last week told reports that he was not planning on making any changes and that people have had enough time to register.
The attorney for the Florida Democratic party and the Clinton campaign, Marc Elias, had to argue that Florida voters needed the extension because the hurricane was a life threatening obstacle that kept them from registering.
Pamela Goodman, the president of the League of Women Voters of Florida, is happy that her organization can now make up for lost time caused by the storm.
Judge Walker and Myrna Perez, deputy director of the Brennan Center's Democracy Program, placed great emphasis on how the ruling upheld the United States' value of having citizens be able to exercise their fundamental right to vote.
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