Anger as DeSantis eases voting rules in Republican areas hit by hurricane

Ron DeSantis in Fort Myers beach last week. Photograph: Cristóbal Herrera/EPA

Governor Ron DeSantis has made voting easier in certain Florida counties battered by Hurricane Ian – but only Republican-leaning ones.

DeSantis signed an executive order on Thursday that eases voting rules for about 1 million voters in Lee, Charlotte and Sarasota counties, all areas that Hurricane Ian hit hard and that all reliably vote Republican.