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Florida and North Carolina are making it easier for people to vote after the hurricanes – but some risks remain

  • Written by Michael T. Morley, Assistant Professor of Law, Florida State University
Florida and North Carolina are making it easier for people to vote after the hurricanes – but some risks remainPeople walk into an early voting site in Hendersonville, N.C., on Oct. 17, 2024.Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images

Polls opened in North Carolina on Oct. 17, 2024, as about 14,000 people in Asheville and surrounding areas remain without power in their homes following Hurricane Helene. In Florida, which started early voting in some counties on Oct....

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