NC: “Judge orders more time for voter registration because of hurricane”

WRAL:

A Superior Court judge Friday gave voters in 36 counties hardest hit by Hurricane Matthew more time to register to vote for the upcoming election.

The North Carolina Democratic Party sued state elections officials Friday afternoon, hours ahead of when voter registration would have closed at 5 p.m. across the state. Voters in those counties will now have until 5 p.m. next Wednesday, Oct. 19, to register.

Judge Donald Stephens ruled just before the hour that Elections Director Kim Strach had “failed to correctly exercise her discretion” to extend that registration period in counties where flood waters swamped roads and made reaching local elections offices difficult, if not impossible.

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