Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) said he is rolling out an executive order to allow for “reasonable” and “modest” changes for the upcoming election in counties affected by Hurricane Milton.
This order will add these counties to a previous executive order he put out after Hurricane Helene that allowed for changes, according to Politico. Some of the changes he issued after Helene include giving affected counties greater flexibility in distributing mail-in ballots and changing polling sites for in-person voting.
Voters whose ballots may have been lost or damaged by the hurricanes can request a replacement mailed ballot or still vote in person. Florida residents affected by the storm can also request that mail-in ballots be sent to a different address than where they are registered to vote.
The executive order is also trying to avoid a poll worker shortage by creating accommodations to waive a training requirement for experienced workers and allowing poll workers to be brought in from other counties.
