TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A federal judge held a hearing Thursday to consider further extending voter registration after Florida’s online system crashed in the hours leading up to Monday’s registration deadline.In response to the website failure, Secretary of State Laurel Lee extended the deadline until 7 p.m.
Tuesday.Several voter rights groups, however, filed a lawsuit to demand additional time for registration of Florida voters.The suit seeks a judge’s approval to giving potential voters two more days of registration beginning from the day the order would be signed.During Thursday’s hearing, the plaintiffs argued that the extension to remedy the issue was sudden and didn’t allow enough time to mobilize for another registration push.However,.