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Jersey Devil

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69. Urban areas will have power restored first

Mon Oct 29, 2012, 03:26 PM

Oct 2012

Utility companies are sensitive to public opinion and when there are power outages they concentrate first on restoring power to larger urban areas where they can get the biggest bang for their buck in terms of restoring the most people, which means more Dems will have power back first. Yes, power was out for 11 days last time, but that was in rural cow country in NJ. Urban areas had power back in 3-4 days.

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Sandy: No power means no voting machines. No machines means paper ballots shipped in. [View all] DonRedwood Oct 2012 OP

So when rMoney loses Jackpine Radical Oct 2012 #1

How can they ship in ballots that have prop issues? justiceischeap Oct 2012 #2

People still have to get to the polls to fill out these ballots. LisaL Oct 2012 #3

You think they have printed paper ballots? Really? DURHAM D Oct 2012 #4

Not necessary.. SoCalDem Oct 2012 #8

thanks! I was feeling like people thought I was a nut DonRedwood Oct 2012 #10

no...but they may have to make them. DonRedwood Oct 2012 #9

In my county there are 28 different ballot configurations. DURHAM D Oct 2012 #14

Which kinda makes me wonder...have officials STOCKED UP on them? rainbow4321 Oct 2012 #5

So now we have a cage match battle: when God decides what happens in the next week librechik Oct 2012 #6

Don't leave out Mother Nature DonRedwood Oct 2012 #23

you betcha! librechik Oct 2012 #46

NYS already has paper ballots brooklynite Oct 2012 #7

For everybody? (just curious) DonRedwood Oct 2012 #11

Yes, with optical scanners. NYC Liberal Oct 2012 #63

cool. so they just read the paper ballot? DonRedwood Oct 2012 #67

You bubble in the paper ballot with a pencil and then stick it under the scanner NYC Liberal Oct 2012 #68

Or consolidate voting places and ship generators to those few ashling Oct 2012 #12

very true but they'll have a week to work on transportation before voting. DonRedwood Oct 2012 #16

The media pushes speed over accuracy ashling Oct 2012 #41

no power may also mean many folks can't get to the polls.... spanone Oct 2012 #13

It also means no power to run printers for paper ballots. DURHAM D Oct 2012 #17

index card and a pen. DonRedwood Oct 2012 #19

I am curious. DURHAM D Oct 2012 #20

YES, I have voted. Thanks for putting me down, dude. Have you thought of paring down the ballot DonRedwood Oct 2012 #24

These things are controlled locally not federally. DURHAM D Oct 2012 #26

People voted before the machines were invented.... just to point that out too DonRedwood Oct 2012 #25

It took months to prepare those paper ballots. DURHAM D Oct 2012 #27

Virginia law says paper ballots must be used if the machines don't have power DonRedwood Oct 2012 #64

To *use* them, they have to be in stock, on site rainbow4321 Oct 2012 #30

They also need internet connection back to the county election board. DURHAM D Oct 2012 #37

VA law says copy machine copies are OK... DonRedwood Oct 2012 #66

Paper ballotts - hand counting upi402 Oct 2012 #15

TWC had Christie press conf and there was a question about how this will effect voting rainbow4321 Oct 2012 #18

SOS in CT said we will do that if we have to. Jennicut Oct 2012 #21

The optical scan machines we use here have a secure drop box area. LeftyMom Oct 2012 #34

HELLO = NINE DAYS to go!! Coyotl Oct 2012 #22

Not sure what you mean? DonRedwood Oct 2012 #28

EXACTLY!! BlueMan Votes Oct 2012 #31

Ahem...there were parts of NJ that went TEN days with no electricity with Irene rainbow4321 Oct 2012 #32

THANK YOU! With early voting many polls are open for voting on MONDAY...not nine days from now. DonRedwood Oct 2012 #47

I just read that the NY Election laws require a two hour battery in their machines. DonRedwood Oct 2012 #57

You've never worked as a polling place worker, have you? LeftyMom Oct 2012 #29

So just cancel? No voting if your power is out? DonRedwood Oct 2012 #33

In an emergency we put corn nuts in a barrel. Original for Obama, Ranch for Romney. Duh. LeftyMom Oct 2012 #36

LOL DURHAM D Oct 2012 #40

The Secretary of State says paper ballots if power fails-- I'll take her info over yours, thanks. DonRedwood Oct 2012 #49

The polls are open Monday through election day in many of these areas. Seriously. What do they do? DonRedwood Oct 2012 #42

+10000 rainbow4321 Oct 2012 #45

I have no problem with bringing up the topic. But your 'solutions' are riciculous, and you're not LeftyMom Oct 2012 #48

CT Secretary of State: "we could have voters fill out paper ballots" What is your problem?? DonRedwood Oct 2012 #50

Vrginia election law also requires paper ballots if the machines don't have power. quote below DonRedwood Oct 2012 #62

This DURHAM D Oct 2012 #51

Right back atcha DonRedwood Oct 2012 #52

In VIrginia the law says you must use paper ballots if the machines go down. You are wrong. DonRedwood Oct 2012 #59

unprepared poll workers? stillcool Oct 2012 #38

If Deb Fischer said that then she should just AUTOMATICALLY fucking win this. Zalatix Oct 2012 #35

I don't think power outages will be so widespread and so severe that morningfog Oct 2012 #39

Many areas have early voting and are open on MONDAY through election day. DonRedwood Oct 2012 #44

This won't have any significant impact on the outcome of the election. morningfog Oct 2012 #53

VA doesn't have actual early voting obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #56

No, but they have a law that requires paper ballots if the machines run out of batteries DonRedwood Oct 2012 #61

What makes you think people are more trusthworthy than computers? randome Oct 2012 #43

Here is what will really happen. Savannahmann Oct 2012 #54

The solution is simple. Igel Oct 2012 #55

pretty sure they'll have these things called generators.. dionysus Oct 2012 #58

Ballots are set by law -- you cannot change what's on a ballot obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #60

more likely: no power -> no voting machines -> "you can't vote here today" 0rganism Oct 2012 #65

Urban areas will have power restored first Jersey Devil Oct 2012 #69