Election law prof lays out nightmare Florida political scenario after Hurricane Matthew

@PatriciaMazzei

And it's a bad one, from University of California Irvine School of Law professor Richard Hasen:

1/ The hurricane, if it is as bad as predicted, will be a human tragedy. But talk will quickly turn to the following political implications

— Rick Hasen (@rickhasen) October 6, 2016

3/ Displaced Floridians will want to vote absentee,but absentee ballots that were mailed won't be available for some, creating complications

— Rick Hasen (@rickhasen) October 6, 2016

5/ We saw makeshift efforts with Sandy to allow voting by fax etc. FL efforts will be heavily scrutinized, and claims of fraud, suppression

— Rick Hasen (@rickhasen) October 6, 2016

7/ Meanwhile, campaigns will be disrupted by storm, freezing race as attention diverts to storm, giving short term advantage to Clinton

— Rick Hasen (@rickhasen) October 6, 2016

9/ But bottom line:a hurricane in FL whose votes could be decisive for president is one of the worst election administration nightmares /end

— Rick Hasen (@rickhasen) October 6, 2016