DeSantis Expands Early Voting Options for Counties Hit Hardest by Hurricane Ian
PUNTA GORDA, Fla.—Voters in three Southwest Florida counties that were devastated by Hurricane Ian will have more options to cast their ballots on Nov. 8 under an emergency order signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis on Oct. 13.
Charlotte, Lee, and Sarasota counties will see changes as the result of residents being displaced because their homes were destroyed in the Category 4 hurricane that made landfall on Sept. 28.
The Supervisors of Elections in Charlotte, Lee, and Sarasota counties requested the changes and Florida’s Secretary of State Cord Byrd agreed.
The executive order will extend early voting and designate additional poll locations.
Voters were able to cast their early ballots from Oct. 29 through Nov. 5, but those dates have been widened to Oct. 24 and Nov. 6….