Florida Northern U.S. District Court Judge Mark Walker has entered another order in a case initiated by the Florida Democratic Party against the State. In an Order Granting Preliminary Injunction, the Court found that “[i]t is illogical, irrational and patently bizarre for the State of Florida to withhold the opportunity to cure from mismatched signature voters while providing the same opportunity to no signature voters”. Therefore, the court concluded Florida’s “statutory scheme” regarding the opportunity to cure signature defects in mail-in ballots unconstitutional. See F.S. 101.68. This ruling will likely apply to thousands of mail-in ballots and will require county supervisors to notify mail-in voters whose ballot signatures don’t match registration records that they can correct their signatures by 5pm the day before the election. Judge Walker previously ordered the Governor to extend the voter registration deadline to October 18th, 2016.
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