White House scolds Florida on voter registration

Published October 7, 2016 6:49pm ET



The White House on Friday warned against any effort to “impede” the rights of voters after Florida Gov. Rick Scott rejected a request from Hillary Clinton’s campaign to extend the state’s voter-registration deadline due to Hurricane Matthew.

Presidential press secretary Eric Schultz declined to comment directly on Scott’s decision, but delivered a broad statement criticizing any efforts to make it more difficult for people to vote.

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