A federal judge on Wednesday extended voter registration until Oct. 18 in the battleground state of Florida, due to the disruption and damage from Hurricane Matthew. Most of the hour-long hearing before Walker was spent discussing how long to extend voter registration. But he also pointed out that Florida law already allows the governor to suspend or delay an election if there is an emergency. Voting rights groups, including the League of Women Voters of Florida, joined the legal battle and pointed out that they had cancelled voter registration drives because of the storm. Unlike other states, Florida does not allow residents to register to vote online.

Source: ABC News October 12, 2016 15:15 UTC