Super Storm Sandy and Election Day
The damage from super storm Sandy may effect the election on Tuesday. People in areas that were severely damaged will have difficulty getting to the polls and it's expected that there will be a very low turn out in those areas. The election officials promise that they will be ready but there is still a lot of confusion. The City Board in New York City doesn't have a plan to ensure the people without transportation to the polls will be able to vote. Another issue is that 59 of the polling areas had to be moved to a different location some of which will be in tents.This will make it even harder for people to know where to vote and how to get there.
It will be interesting to see what happens on election day. It will be harder for lower income people to vote because there is less of a chance that they will be able to get to the polls which could affect which candidate gets the majority of the votes. If the race is even somewhat close then I won't be surprised if there is a recall. I think that with the large amount of confusion going on with the make shift polling buildings/tents that it would be very easy to make mistakes and for the ballots to be miscounted..
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