Citing long lines and a lengthy ballot, Gelber asks Scott to extend early voting

Herald Tribune ^ | 11/1/12 | L Dunkelberger

[SoFloFreeper]

Former state Sen. Dan Gelber, D-Miami Beach, called on Gov. Rick Scott today to extend early voting through Sunday. The eight-day early voting period is scheduled to end Saturday.

Gelber, who ran unsuccessfully for attorney general in 2010, said the fact that the Legislature cut the early voting period from 14 days to eight days coupled with the “absurd length of the ballot” _ which the Legislature used to place 11 constitutional amendments on _ have lead to long lines and delays for Florida voters.

Gelber said extending the early-voting period for another day “won’t solve this problem, (but) it will certainly improve the situation.” Gelber noted former Govs. Charlie Crist and Jeb Bush extended voting times during elections.

[SoFloFreeper]

Rush just spoke about this.

[SoFloFreeper]

Florida news.

Democrats are morons. Just because most of their electorate is illiterate doesn’t mean the rest of us should have to suffer.

Oh, and look: Gelber, the clown, waited until nearly the end of early voting to ask for this...what a jackass.

[arrogantsob]

This idiot believes it will help The Disaster?

It is a nothing burger. Matters not if it is extended or not, he is FINISHED.

[Bitsy]

We have 9 constitutional ammendments to vote on in Louisiana. It is going to be a long day. I better bring a book!

[sunmars]

They had 8 days of early voting and a month of absentee ballots......why were they lazy?

So No you don’t get extra time, extra time is next Tuesday.

[ArrogantBustard]

They had 8 days of early voting and a month of absentee ballots

And plenty of time to study the ballot before they crawled into the voting booth.

Eff 'em.

[struggle]

No necessity other than to extend fraud.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

No.

Next question?

[Adder]

Because the ballot is so long??? Seriously?
Well...you can cut it in half by removing all the democrat names....

[Johnny B.]

I drove through the local (Doctor Phillips, Orlando) polling place parking lot at least 8 times over 3 days before finding an open parking spot. Every time I drove past, the line was 60-90 minutes long.

I finally got a parking spot, and spent an hour in line (at least the weather was nice) in order to vote.

I would have waited for election day, but I have jury duty that day, and I didn't want to risk missing or being late for either.

I have no idea if the heavy crowds are good or bad news. I do notice that there are probably half as many Obama signs as in 2008, and at least twice (maybe three times) as many Romney signs as there were McCain signs.

[Doogle]

“absurd length of the ballot”

....anything with more words than the front of a potato chip bag is troublesome

[Arthurio]

Waiting in line to vote... so odd to me. In California, there is never a line. Just walk right in, ask for a ballot. Done.

[Nervous Tick]

We have 9 constitutional ammendments to vote on in Louisiana. It is going to be a long day. I better bring a book!

May I suggest this one? Hold it so that everyone in the polling place can see the cover. :-)

[polkajello]

RULING: Handwritten ballots on any paper product can be placed in any dumpster on November 7th. Lines not expected to be long and no UN poll watchers.

[Florida native]

You are so right...waaaaah those pesky Republicans changed the rules, and we can't vote eternally before election day....waaaaah.

Tough Shxx!

[ex91B10]

"...called on Gov. Rick Scott today to extend early voting...the Legislature cut the early voting period...former Govs. Charlie Crist and Jeb Bush extended voting times during elections...."

FL allows a governor to ignore laws passed by the legislature?

The Kenyan must go.

[zeaal]

Why? Because people have to stay overnight to finish voting?

[Joe Brower]

Florida Freeper

[Boogieman]

One more day of early voting = one more day for Dems to cheat.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

All those super intelligent democrats should be able to whiz right through the ballot!