Charlie Crist issues executive order to extend early voting in FL

[Not Me]

Source: Orlando Sentinel

He is extending early voting to 12 hours a day from now until Sunday.

TALLAHASSEE - Citing news accounts of long lines at polling sites, Gov. Charlie Crist on Tuesday ordered an extension of early voting hours effective today through the end of early voting Sunday.

"I want to ensure maximum number of citizens can participate in our electoral process," the governor said.

Starting today, polls will remain open 12 hours a day -- from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. in all 67 counties -- to accommodate a record turnout that has already exceeded 1.2 million voters.


Read more: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/politics/orl-early-voting-hours-102808,0,4134712.story

[AllieB]

1. Didn't he get his party's memo?

He is supposed to stop people from voting! :sarcasm:

[bushisanidiot]

2. I'm pleasantly shocked.

This is good.

[napi21]

3. Thank you Charle! Your legislature will HATE YOU, but you

did a good thing for the people of Florida!

[Xipe Totec]

10. DOn't worry, his new Democratic legislature will love him nt

[Doughboy71]

4. He wants to be Jeb's VP in 2012

So he is playing nice now.

[Johnyawl]

6. He is can't be Jeb's VP...

...federal law bars a President and VP from the same state.

[sniffa]

8. That's why he's from Wyoming

just like Dick Cheney.

[Not Me]

9. He'll pull a Cheney and find a plot of land in Wyoming

nt

[danalytical]

5. Good for him

I whole heartedly agree with his decision.

[peace frog]

7. Charlie's no fool

He knows if he wants to get re-elected, he'd better ingratiate himself with the Obama voters who are surely plotting to replace him with a Dem next election season.

[Lorien]

22. To be fair; he's been for election reform from day one

he came out strongly against electronic voting machines his first month in office.

[peace frog]

27. Crist wants your vote when he goes up for re-election

and from the responses I'm reading on this thread, he may have your vote and numerous others. Well-played on his part, I guess.

[Lorien]

28. Don't be so fucking insulting

I've always voted Democrat, period. Thoughtful, fair and sensible adults CAN actually acknowledge when someone from the other side has done a good thing. Knee jerk responses and black and white thinking belongs in the GOP, not our party.

[peace frog]

30. Who's being insulting?

Whose response is knee jerk? I would suggest you take a long hard look in the mirror, but you won't see yourself clearly so never mind. Please do not address me again, thank you.

[FMArouet]

11. Hmm. Is Crist looking at 2016 for himself?

This is a really interesting move by Crist--a very centrist, reasonable, democratic (small "d") gesture. He has always seemed to be a modern day rarity: both a Republican and a decent, tolerant, honorable human being.

Does he think that perhaps he could become a standard bearer for a renewed Republican Party of resurgent reality-based Eisenhower Republicans, once the racists, bigots, xenophobes, jingoists, and medieval science-deniers are sent scurrying back to their paleolithic caves after a well-earned thumping loss in this year's election?

Would Crist accept a cabinet position in an Obama Administration?

[peace frog]

12. Crist in Obama's cabinet?

Don't bet the rent. Crist stumped for McCain - ain't gonna happen, cap'n.

[Freddie Stubbs]

19. He is looking to 2010

When he has to run for reelection.

[peace frog]

25. That's it

He's throwing us a bone - all the better to be re-elected in due course, my dears.

[Kalifornia.Kid]

13. Crist / Palin or would that be Palin / Christ

[Lorien]

21. I think he's gay, so she would never accept him as her running mate. n/t

[Cetacea]

14. Turnout "Unprecedented" according to Brenda Snipes

She said over 200,000 already had voted on Monday in Broward,Dade, and Monroe counties. That's huge.

[Lorien]

23. I just voted today! The lines were long but they moved fast

nearly everyone brought their sample ballots with them, which made the whole process move more quickly.

[JimDandy]

15. Good for him. He has promoted fair voting practices several times now. n/t

[Are_grits_groceries]

16. Good on him!

For whatever reason, he looked at the rights of people to vote over whatever else. I know the Rethug party is splintering now. It never would have happened with a strong central leadership from somewhere.

[DeepModem Mom]

17. K&R!

[JohnWxy]

18. Wow! a strike for Democracy ...IN FLORIDA!!! That guy deserves a f__king medal!

recommended.

[Lorien]

20. I'll give Christ one thing: he believes in fair elections.

No wonder so many in his party dislike him. He's also against paperless voting machines.

[newtothegame]

24. I'm shocked as well, but happy n/t

[underpants]

26. I read last week that relations between the McCain campaign and Crist were "strained"

it could be that or, most likely, they have to due to turnout.

[Hekate]

29. I'm blown away by this most excellent news...

:wow:

"We are the turning of the tide"

Hekate

[cobalt1999]

31. There weren't long lines for me.

I was in and out in about 15 minutes.

[Ian David]

32. Uh-oh... what is he REALLY up to? n/t