<mediadc-video-embed data-state="{"cms.site.owner":{"_ref":"00000161-3486-d333-a9e9-76c6fbf30000","_type":"00000161-3461-dd66-ab67-fd6b93390000"},"cms.content.publishDate":1665669572050,"cms.content.publishUser":{"_ref":"00000179-379a-dbb2-a7fd-bfda8bfc0000","_type":"00000161-3461-dd66-ab67-fd6b933a0007"},"cms.content.updateDate":1665669572050,"cms.content.updateUser":{"_ref":"00000179-379a-dbb2-a7fd-bfda8bfc0000","_type":"00000161-3461-dd66-ab67-fd6b933a0007"},"rawHtml":"
var _bp = _bp||[]; _bp.push({ "div": "Brid_65665232", "obj": {"id":"27789","width":"16","height":"9","video":"1116213"} }); ","_id":"00000183-d1a4-d2c9-a9e3-f3bc9bd60000","_type":"2f5a8339-a89a-3738-9cd2-3ddf0c8da574"}”>Video EmbedVoters in Florida counties that were severely affected by the effects of Hurricane Ian earlier this month will have expanded voting access under an executive order issued by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) Thursday.
Under the order, voters in Charlotte, Lee, and Sarasota counties will have an extended number of days to cast ballots at early voting locations, and they will be permitted to request mail-in ballots be sent to addresses other than the ones listed on their records.
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The provisions come after election officials in those counties requested emergency actions to ensure ballot access in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, which destroyed several homes and businesses and displaced many Florida residents.
“In the wake of Hurricane Ian, the Florida Department of State has worked with Florida’s Supervisors of Elections and Governor DeSantis to ensure that the 2022 General Election is administered as efficiently and securely as possible across the state and in the counties that received the heaviest damage,” said Secretary of State Cord Byrd. “Florida will continue to lead the way in elections administration in 2022, and I am grateful for and confident that our local elections officials will have all of the resources and support they need to run another successful election.”
Early voting in those counties will begin on Oct. 24 and last through Election Day, and the state will designate additional early voting locations, according to the order. The state will also increase the number of poll workers by making eligible any employee who was trained for the 2020 election.
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Election officials in the three counties reported damage to several polling locations and early voting sites due to Hurricane Ian, which made landfall in the state on Sept. 28. The storm also caused other disruptions, including utility and telecommunications interference, poll worker unavailability, and the displacement of several voters.
However, officials have confirmed that voting machines and other election-related equipment, such as ballots, were not damaged by the storm.
