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cynatnite

(31,011 posts) Sun Nov 4, 2012, 02:39 AM Nov 2012

NJ Residents Displaced by Storm Can Vote by Email

New Jersey will allow residents displaced by Superstorm Sandy to vote by email or fax.

Officials announced Saturday that registered voters can vote electronically. A resident must submit a mail-in ballot application by fax or email to the local county clerk.

When the request is received, a ballot will be emailed or faxed back. Ballots must be returned no later than 8 p.m. Tuesday.

Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno says the effort will help alleviate pressure on polling places Tuesday. New Jersey is using military trucks in place of damaged polling places.

Officials say electronic voting is also an option for emergency workers. The option is already open to New Jersey voters overseas and in the military.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/nj-residents-displaced-storm-vote-email-17634859

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NJ Residents Displaced by Storm Can Vote by Email (Original Post) cynatnite Nov 2012 OP

Amazing. Other states with Rethug governors are trying to suppress voters. appleannie1 Nov 2012 #1

I hate to say this folks, HUGELY the wrong direction sally5050 Nov 2012 #2

K & R !!! WillyT Nov 2012 #3

This is very good. I'm still worried about family on the south shore of Long Island -- Chorophyll Nov 2012 #4

appleannie1

(5,067 posts)

1. Amazing. Other states with Rethug governors are trying to suppress voters.

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Sun Nov 4, 2012, 02:01 AM

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sally5050

(151 posts)

2. I hate to say this folks, HUGELY the wrong direction

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Sun Nov 4, 2012, 02:10 AM

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the company that handles that is another REthug owned.

email is the MOST INSECURE of all possible ways to vote

and how about the paper trail. how do you have the original paper (email copy?? voters don't get one) so you have no real trail of how the voter voted.

it's scary to me.. this is not a good direction folks. trust me this is bad.. NJ Governor Christie is not an angel.. me thinks there are major hijinks happening all across the board.

WillyT

(72,631 posts)

3. K & R !!!

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Sun Nov 4, 2012, 10:54 AM

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Chorophyll

(5,179 posts)

4. This is very good. I'm still worried about family on the south shore of Long Island --

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Sun Nov 4, 2012, 10:57 AM

Nov 2012

Democrats chomping at the bit to vote, but no electricity and no gas to drive to their polling place (if their polling place is even still there.) Very frustrating.

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