Will New York Be Ready to Vote?

Amid predictions that election tallies could be delayed because of the devastation, authorities and residents in New York and New Jersey are still unsure how -- or even if -- many polling stations will be ready for the battle between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney.

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7 months ago

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US

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United States

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Barack Obama, Mitt Romney

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United States of America, New York, New Jersey

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SHOTLIST: STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK, NOVEMBER 2, 2012, SOURCE: AFPTV - VAR of campaign office of a condidate for Congress with boarded up windows SOUNDBITE 1 Emil Pietromonaco (man), teacher and voting station volunteer (English, 15 sec): "Here, they have electricity, the voting booths will be there, that won't be a problem. But the problem will be people getting here. If you've noticed, right in front of us, we have this gas line. If people don't have gas in their car and they drive to the polling booths, they're not going to be here." - VAR of people in line at a gas station SOUNDBITE 2 Voxpop (English, 9 sec): "I suppose, yeah, exercice the right... but I don't think you'll be in any real condition to have an election day -- not in New York anyway." - VAR of the school where food, water and clothes are being distributed SOUNDBITE 3 Voxpop (English, 5 sec): "Keep yourself alive and your family healthy first. Voting will be the secondary process." - VAR of the school where food, water and clothes are being distributed - VAR of the still-closed school that will serve as a polling station on Nov 6 ------------------------------------------- NO AFP TEXT STORY