Florida and Georgia under pressure to extend voter registration deadlines

Voter registration has closed for the 2024 election in Florida and Georgia, but some groups are pushing for the window to reopen after Hurricane Helene wreaked havoc and as Hurricane Milton approaches.

In the Sunshine State, the League of Women Voters of Florida and the Florida State Conference of the NAACP filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking to reopen voter registration for at least 10 days. They are being represented by the Southern Poverty Law Center.