AP: New Jersey to deploy military trucks to serve as polling places

[Tx4obama]

New Jersey to deploy military trucks to serve as polling places

MOONACHIE, N.J. – New Jersey state officials say they are extending the deadline for mail-in ballots and will deploy military trucks to serve as polling places Tuesday in storm-battered communities.

Republican Lt. Gov.Kim Guadagno, who also is secretary of state, said Thursday county clerks' offices have been ordered to remain open this weekend to help process mail-in ballots.

Voters will be able to go to the clerks' offices through Election Day to fill out mail-in ballots and hand them in.

Requests for mail-in ballots are typically accepted by mail up to a week before an election and in person until 3 p.m. the day before an election.

Guadagno says it's unclear how many of the state's 3,000 polling places have electricity but will know better Friday. More than 1.7 million electric customers remained without power Thursday.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/11/01/new-jersey-to-deploy-military-trucks-to-serve-as-polling-places/

The link is Foxnews but the article is from the AP.
It came in on my breaking news Twitter feed.



More (different) details regarding NY and NJ below...

Storm-wracked states prepare for Election Day
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SUPERSTORM_VOTING?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2012-11-01-17-31-30

[LisaL]

1. Good. They gotta do something.

[jody]

2. News doesn't say if they are NJ National Guard trucks. Would US Army trucks violate posse comitatus

laws?

[graham4anything]

3. let's get some better look at this before commenting...

it's still hell in NJ and we want the vote Tuesday and not delayed.

My question is WHERE will they be deployed?

Because people have a hard enough time rememering which place they vote at
any harder could be problem

[LisaL]

4. But what are the alternatives?

The state could postpone the election, but it will likely end up in court (since it hasn't been done in the past). I frankly don't care if they postpone. NJ is not a swing state so it's not like it will be a big suspense there.

[graham4anything]

7. we need those electoral votes to have the 270 election night. Funny stuff can happen if delayed

[LisaL]

8. If, lets say, onl 10 % of registered voters are able to vote, we might not get the

expected outcome.

[CreekDog]

11. that's not true as a premise --so NO

it's not the situation where 90% are unable to get to the polls. that's ridiculous to say now.

[Tx4obama]

9. Can not be postponed but there is a work-around, see the full article below

Here: http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/31/politics/sandy-election-day-postponement/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

[LisaL]

10. It's confusing as hell.

What exactly do they mean by "held election but failed to make a choice?"
It will end up in court for sure.

[jody]

5. Gee, if we wait for a "better look" that prevents wild speculation and fantasy post. Spoil sport. nt

[graham4anything]

6. lol

[Tx4obama]

12. Kick! n/t