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Ashley Lopez

Florida governor eases voting rules in counties slammed by Hurricane Ian

Power crews work to restore electricity in the wake of Hurricane Ian on Oct. 6 on San Carlos Island, in Florida's Lee County. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed an order Thursday extending early voting and mail ballot access for certain voters who were affected by Hurricane Ian ahead of elections this fall.

According to the governor's office, the order was done at the request of election officials in Charlotte, Lee and Sarasota counties, and the changes apply to residents of those counties, which were among the hardest hit by the deadly storm late last month.

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