Miami-Dade County wants more early-voting days — but how many more is up for debate.
Mayor Carlos Gimenez and his appointed elections supervisor, Penelope Townsley, asked the Florida secretary of state earlier this week to consider supporting restoration of 14 voting days, up from the eight days offered this year.
But a county election advisory group agreed Friday to ask state lawmakers for only one more day of early voting: the Sunday before Election Day.
“I’m not sure that you’re going to get 14 days out of the state Legislature,” Gimenez conceded.
The 13-member group was split on what length of time to recommend to county commissioners, who will vote Tuesday on their state legislative priorities for the annual session in Tallahassee next spring.
The county elections department proposed returning to the 14 early-voting days offered before Republican Gov. Rick Scott signed a new law last year that reduced the number of days to eight. The maximum number of hours offered stayed the same on the books, though in practice early voting was extended in 2008.
Penelope Townsley is trying to deflect blame away from her own incompetence. Why does she still have a job?
Posted by: Garret | December 14, 2012 at 07:31 PM
Oh, you mean the "tradition" of less than 10 years that South Florida's Black Establishment longs for? That one?
The one that the Herald itself can -perhaps- barely even find any photos of in their own archives?
You need to give that a rest. That argument carries no weight with independent-minded voters.
Posted by: Hallandale Beach Blog | December 14, 2012 at 08:16 PM