After the Flood, Election Fears

Clancy Nolan writes for Tablet about the devastation Hurricane Sandy has caused Rockaway, Queens. Harriet and Irving Fiebert have lived in this area for 30 years and they have never seen devastation like this. The unusual devastation caused by Sandy has left many questioning how the voting process would be affected. “Normally we work the polls, but there was no coordination after the hurricane,” said Harriet. “They announced that one that one of the schools is open, and they’re going to have all the polling in that place … I know it’s going to be a disaster.”

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