Ok, so how are the states without electricity going to handle voting?

[CatWoman]

anyone know?

[scheming daemons]

1. a new fangled invention called "paper"

[CatWoman]

4. smart ass

[CreekDog]

2. paper ballots or generators

it's not very complicated.

the paper ballots have been printed in many instances already.

they can allow people to vote outside their areas if they've been evacuated.

[LisaL]

3. And how will these people even know where to go vote?

[CreekDog]

6. i don't know but there was an interview on NPR yesterday and there are ways

first, evacuated people are evacuating somewhere, there are ways to get them information.

second, power is coming back.

but i don't know if this will be handled well, but the alternative is delaying the election and that's a bad precedent.

[LisaL]

7. A state could dely an election.

Clearly it's not going to be postponed on a federal level. But if NJ is not ready they could postpone.
Of course it will probably end up in court. But what is the alternative if they are not ready?

[CreekDog]

8. are you saying NJ should wait until they rebuild?

power isn't coming back to Seaside for a LONG LONG time.

[LisaL]

9. Every state has to pick electors by Dec 11.

So they could postpone the election by a week or so.

[CreekDog]

10. what legal authority?

why are you pushing for this?

[LisaL]

11. You think they are going to listen to me?

As to why I am supposedly pushing for this-I want them to be able to vote. Jeez.

[CreekDog]

15. no, of course not

sorry.

[NYC Liberal]

14. By federal law:

http://codes.lp.findlaw.com/uscode/3/1/2

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.

November 6 is the day states appoint their electors. If they haven't "made a choice" then they can do it on a later date.

[Champion Jack]

5. The same way we did it in the old days, a hammer, a chisel and a big piece of stone

[CatWoman]

12. enough with the smart jackass quips

ok?

however, you can make yourself useful and point me to the thread or news story that talks about this.....

[HopeHoops]

13. I've been wondering that. I'd support putting it off for two weeks to give time for cleanup.

The article in yesterday's paper said the line crews didn't expect to have all of the power in PA fully restored for 7-10 days. NYC is dark. They've got flooded out subway systems than many people rely on exclusively. A lot of rural roads are flooded out and/or blocked. It's going to be a damn mess no matter how you look at it.

[MineralMan]

16. Ask for a show of hands?

Paper ballots, I assume. Or, generators at polling places. That would work, too.