Florida Secretary of State Ken Detzner said there may be some tweaks to how people can vote before an election, but dont expect major changes as the process is "just about right."
Detzner said after the polls closed Tuesday night that there may be some efficiencies that his office and county supervisors of elections will address as to what could go before state legislators in 2013.
I think there is always an opportunity to improve a process, said Detzner who said he has discussed some means to improve the process with Gov. Rick Scott.
Detzner did not say what changes he is considering.
Despite long waits in some counties during early voting, Detzner said the pre-Election Day voting has allowed Florida to avoid the crush of voters that many states that dont offer early voting options faced on Tuesday.
In 2011, the Republican-dominated state Legislature extended the maximum hours allowed per day for early voting to 12 while cutting down the voting period from 14 to eight days.The change maintained the number of early voting hours at 96, while letting supervisors be open for people before and after normal work hours.
The change didn't stop the Florida Democratic Party from filing a lawsuit seeking to extend the early voting period this year.
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