Due to the storm: Another day of elections in New York?
For the first time in U.S. history New Yorkers may march to the polls for an extra day • A special law allows an additional election day in the event of a natural disaster which causes low turnout
- Yoel Bitelman, B'Chadrei Charedim
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Preparations for the U.S. presidential elections have entered the final stretch and will be held on Tuesday.
But unlike previous elections where the public were informed about the identity of the next president as early as evening, this time results can take an extra two or three days, as determined by a special committee authorized to approve additional elective day.
The background on the committee is a law passed in New York last week confirming an additional election day in case of a natural disaster happening on the eve of Election Day, and if voter turnout may be less than twenty-five percent.
If there is a low percentage of participation, millions of residents of the United States, even after the U.S. presidential Election Day, the Congress and the Senate, will be forced to bite their nails an additional day.
John Koklein Election Commission spokesman said that the decision to extend the Election Day will be made by the four representatives of the Election Committee which consists of two democratic representatives and two republican representatives.
"The committee will decide after the counting of votes on the first day and checking the voter turnout in the different areas," the spokesman said.
The committee may decide whether to have the extra day, immediately following, or on another date, not later than twenty days after the election.
The spokesman added that "This is a precedent in the U.S., and since its inception an additional election day has not yet taken place."
Note that the overall turnout in the U.S. comes to sixty percent, and in the meantime the Election Polls Committee is checking all ballot offices in all areas hit by the hurricane and is taking care of generators or transfer ballots to places where there is no power failure.,
But unlike previous elections where the public were informed about the identity of the next president as early as evening, this time results can take an extra two or three days, as determined by a special committee authorized to approve additional elective day.
The background on the committee is a law passed in New York last week confirming an additional election day in case of a natural disaster happening on the eve of Election Day, and if voter turnout may be less than twenty-five percent.
If there is a low percentage of participation, millions of residents of the United States, even after the U.S. presidential Election Day, the Congress and the Senate, will be forced to bite their nails an additional day.
John Koklein Election Commission spokesman said that the decision to extend the Election Day will be made by the four representatives of the Election Committee which consists of two democratic representatives and two republican representatives.
"The committee will decide after the counting of votes on the first day and checking the voter turnout in the different areas," the spokesman said.
The committee may decide whether to have the extra day, immediately following, or on another date, not later than twenty days after the election.
The spokesman added that "This is a precedent in the U.S., and since its inception an additional election day has not yet taken place."
Note that the overall turnout in the U.S. comes to sixty percent, and in the meantime the Election Polls Committee is checking all ballot offices in all areas hit by the hurricane and is taking care of generators or transfer ballots to places where there is no power failure.,
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