CNN article: Will you be able to vote next Tuesday? Despite Sandy, probably so

[Tx4obama]

NOTE: Be sure to click on the link below and scroll the article for info regarding individual states, interesting

Will you be able to vote next Tuesday? Despite Sandy, probably so

(CNN) -- Widespread damage in the East from Superstorm Sandy threw state and local agencies tasked with running next week's election into turmoil, sending them scrambling to make sure they can accommodate voters.

The storm heavily damaged parts of the mid-Atlantic coastline and left millions without power from the Carolinas to New England, raising the possibility that the storm's impact could disrupt Election Day efforts.

Some fire stations, schools, community centers and other venues that serve as polling places will have to be cleaned up if they were flooded or damaged. Other polling spots may need to be relocated if they are too damaged to be used.

Many electronic voting machines -- used now by two out of every five counties nationwide, according to the Voting Technology Project -- often require consistent power to work properly.

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Full article here: http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/31/politics/sandy-voting-election-day/index.html

[LisaL]

1. Probably? Well, I think its too close to call.

But seriously, if a state fails to pick electors on election day, it can do so on subsequent days. So it does not have to be a federal decision.

"But there is also a federal law that gives states the opportunity to try again if they fail to choose electors on Election Day. “Whenever any State has held an election for the purpose of choosing electors, and has failed to make a choice on the day prescribed by law, the electors may be appointed on a subsequent day in such a manner as the legislature of such State may direct,” the law says."
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/31/us/politics/hurricane-sandy-brings-obstacles-before-election.html?_r=0