Rick Scott, the Republican governor of Florida who made his money overcharging Medicare, said he will support increasing the number of voting days, including Sunday voting on the weekend before the election. He will also increase the number of polling places, and he will support efforts to shorten the ballot, seen in part as the reason for the long lines in the November election. Florida voters, as you may remember, stood in lines for hours to vote even after Obama had been declared the winner.
Other voter suppression policies are still in place in Florida, but at least the state is moving in the right direction. Perhaps Governor Corbett and Representative Heffley will be inspired by Florida’s example. One can always hope.
I still would not trust Rick Scott! And the voters of Florida shouldn't either. With all of the things he has pulled before, he will again. I'm a huge skeptic.
ReplyDeleteI'm also skeptical, but hopeful. Maybe he was embarrassed by the lines at the polling places. We will see.
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