法官延长佛罗里达州选民登记期限大纲

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.

由于飓风马修的影响，美国一位联邦法官决定把佛罗里达州选民登记的期限延长一天， 并且考虑进一步延长。这个最后期限本来是星期二。

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.

佛罗里达州的民主党人说，选民需要更多时间登记，特别是共和党籍州长斯科特上星期在飓风到来前要求150万民众疏散。

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.

民主党总统候选人希拉里∙克林顿敦促斯科特州长利用他的紧急事务权限下令延长登记期限，被斯科特拒绝。斯科特认为，佛罗里达州民众在10月6日疏散令下达之前，已经有足够的时间注册登记了。

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.

不过，马克∙沃克尔法官还是应佛罗里达州民主党的要求，把选民登记的最后期限从星期二延长到了星期三下午五点。