MIAMI — Election officials in Florida are discussing alternative means of voting for counties most affected by Hurricane Ian, with just a week before the deadline for mail ballots to be sent out and less than six weeks until Election Day.
Mark Earley, president of Florida Supervisors of Elections, said that while it was too early to know the full extent of damages, and no final decision has been made, there’s a chance several counties will have to delay their scheduled mail-out dates for domestic vote-by-mail ballots — potentially past the deadline imposed by Florida’s constitution.
“There’s a possibility some counties may need some additional time,” said Earley, who is also Leon County’s Supervisor of Elections. “That’s still being assessed on a county-by-county basis ... Most counties will be able to meet that deadline. I think there might be some exceptions to that.”
