法官延長佛羅里達州選民登記期限大綱

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.

由於颶風馬修的影響，美國一位聯邦法官決定把佛羅里達州選民登記的期限延長一天， 並且考慮進一步延長。這個最後期限本來是星期二。

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.

佛羅里達州的民主黨人說，選民需要更多時間登記，特別是共和黨籍州長斯科特上星期在颶風到來前要求150萬民衆疏散。

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.

民主黨總統候選人希拉里∙克林頓敦促斯科特州長利用他的緊急事務權限下令延長登記期限，被斯科特拒絕。斯科特認爲，佛羅里達州民衆在10月6日疏散令下達之前，已經有足夠的時間註冊登記了。

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.

不過，馬克∙沃克爾法官還是應佛羅里達州民主黨的要求，把選民登記的最後期限從星期二延長到了星期三下午五點。