由于飓风马修的影响 ，美国一位联邦法官决定把佛罗里达州选民登记的期限延长一天， 并且考虑进一步延长。这个最后期限本来是星期二。
佛罗里达州的民主党人说，选民需要更多时间登记，特别是共和党籍州长斯科特上星期在飓风到来前要求150万民众疏散。
民主党总统候选人希拉里·克林顿敦促斯科特州长利用他的紧急事务权限下令延长登记期限，被斯科特拒绝。斯科特认为，佛罗里达州民众在10月6日疏散令下达之前，已经有足够的时间注册登记了。
不过，马克·沃克尔法官还是应佛罗里达州民主党的要求，把选民登记的最后期限从星期二延长到了星期三下午五点。
A federal judge has extended Florida's voter registration deadline by a day and agreed to consider a longer extension in the wake of Hurricane Matthew. The initial deadline was Tuesday.
Florida Democrats had argued that Florida's would-be voters needed more time, especially after Republican Governor Rick Scott last week urged 1.5 million residents to evacuate as the storm approached.
Democratic Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton called Scott to extend the deadline himself using his emergency authority. The governor declined, saying Floridians "had enough time to register'' before the Oct. 6 evacuation orders.
Judge Mark Walker granted a request by the Florida Democratic Party to move the state's voter registration deadline from Tuesday to Wednesday at 5 p.m.
