Voting in Sandy-affected communities

Tj Cheng and his wife Quin Wang of East Windsor, N.J., stand together, Nov. 5, 2012, in Burlington, N.J., outside a Mobile Voting Precinct, as they inquire about voting. Many victims displaced by superstorm Sandy are taking advantage of offers to vote early.

Dorothy Ann Van, of Surf City, Long Beach Island, N.J., who was displaced by superstorm Sandy, stands at the front of a line to vote, Nov. 5, 2012, in Burlington, N.J., at a Mobile Voting Precinct. Election officials say superstorm Sandy had knocked out about 900 polling places in one way or another, though only around 100 voting stations remained without power Tuesday.

Jose Sales pushes voting machines to tents that have become a make shift voting locations at PS 180 in the Rockaway neighborhood of the borough of Queens York, Nov. 5, 2012, in the wake of superstorm Sandy. Election officials ordered generators, moved voting locations and had to figure out how to transport poll workers displaced from coastal areas as Tuesday's presidential election became the latest challenge for states whacked by superstorm Sandy. The storm, which devastated East Coast communities with power outages and flooding, had already disrupted early voting in parts of Maryland, West Virginia, New Jersey and North Carolina.

Voting equipment is dragged across dried mud and sand towards tents that have become a makeshift voting locations at Scholars' Academy, PS 180, in the Rockaway neighborhood of the borough of Queens, New York, Nov. 5, 2012. Several normal voting sites have become unusable due to high water and wind damage in the wake of superstorm Sandy.

People, many displaced from the Jersey Shore by superstorm Sandy, stand outside the shelter where they are staying at Toms River East High School, Nov. 6, 2012, in Toms River, N.J. The school is also a polling station for elections Tuesday.

Mark Benson rolls a voting machine from it's original site, a school, to the new site, a tent in a neighboring park, in the early morning darkness in the Midland Beach section of Staten Island, New York, Nov. 6, 2012. The original polling site was damaged by superstorm Sandy.

People, many displaced by superstorm Sandy, line up to vote, Nov. 5, 2012, in Burlington, N.J., at a Mobile Voting Precinct. Many victims displaced by the storm took advantage of offers to vote early.

Working by flashlight, poll worker John DeSilva, left, and school custodian Rob Digiaimo move voting machines from the original polling site to a tent site in the Midland Beach section of Staten Island, New York, on Election Day, Nov. 6, 2012. The original polling site was damaged by superstorm Sandy.

Peter Warren, a custodian at Public School 370 in the Coney Island section of Brooklyn, sweeps the school cafeteria, Nov. 5, 2012 in New York. The cafeteria will serve as an emergency location on Tuesday for voting machines, left, after several polling stations in Coney Island were closed due to superstorm Sandy.

A sign advising residents about the consolidation of polling stations is posted outside City Hall in Long Beach, N.Y., Nov. 5, 2012, in advance of election day. Officials are preparing to hold a national election in storm-ravaged sections of New York and New Jersey barely a week after superstorm Sandy.

Workers carry voting machines up a set of debris-covered steps at East Elementary School in Long Beach, N.Y., Nov. 5, 2012, as it is prepped to serve as a polling station in advance of Tuesday's election day.

Flares set up by police officers illuminate poll workers waiting outside of a tent serving as a polling site in the Midland Beach section of Staten Island, New York, Election Day, Nov. 6, 2012. The original polling site, a school, was damaged by superstorm Sandy and the majority of the neighborhood is still without power.

Water is pumped out of East Elementary School in Long Beach, N.Y., Nov. 5, 2012, as it prepares to serve as a polling station on election day Tuesday. Officials are preparing to hold a national election in storm-ravaged sections of New York and New Jersey barely a week after superstorm Sandy.

Peter Warren, a custodian at Public School 370 in the Coney Island section of Brooklyn, sweeps the school cafeteria, Nov. 5, 2012 in New York. The cafeteria will serve as an emergency location on Tuesday for voting machines, right, after several polling stations in Coney Island were closed due to superstorm Sandy.

Bertha Osterman reads instructions on setting up a voting booth at Memorial Elementary School in Little Ferry, N.J., as election workers prepared for Election Day, Nov. 6, 2012. The school is hosting the all districts in town because the nearby Washington Elementary School is still without power following superstorm Sandy. Most of the town is still without power.

Don Dunkelburger, of Seaside Heights, N.J., takes a smoke break outside a shelter and polling station at Toms River East High School, Nov. 6, 2012. Dunkelburger, who lost his home and was staying in the shelter, said he was not clear on where he was supposed to vote Tuesday.

Voting machines sit in a gym with disaster relief supplies at Egbert Intermediate School, a polling site in the Midland Beach section of Staten Island, New York, Nov. 5, 2012. Like many of the surrounding buildings, the school does not have power so the polling station will run on generators.

Susan Goldberg, second from left, principal of Public School 370 in the Coney Island section of Brooklyn, talks with an unidentified member of the New York Board of Elections about placement of voting machines, left, in the school cafeteria, Nov. 5, 2012 in New York. The school will serve as an emergency location for voting on Tuesday after several polling stations in Coney Island were closed due to superstorm Sandy. Goldberg is wearing a costume as the school missed its Halloween celebration.

A sign erected by a community group called Rebuild Rockaway shows voting locations in the Rockaway neighborhoods of the borough of Queens, New York, Nov. 5, 2012, in the wake of superstorm Sandy. Election officials are ordering generators, moving voting locations and figuring out how to transport poll workers displaced from coastal areas as Tuesday's presidential election became the latest challenge for states whacked by Superstorm Sandy. The storm, which devastated East Coast communities with power outages, flooding and snow, had already disrupted early voting in parts of Maryland, West Virginia, New Jersey and North Carolina.

An electrician strings wire near voting machines in an attempt to get the lights working at Egbert Intermediate School, a polling site in the Midland Beach section of Staten Island, New York, Nov. 5, 2012.

Rich Greco, a Board of Education electrician, runs wires from a generator through a fuse box in an attempt to get the lights working at Egbert Intermediate School, a polling site in the Midland Beach section of Staten Island, New York, Nov. 5, 2012.

People vote, Nov. 5, 2012, in Burlington, N.J., inside a Mobile Voting Precinct. Many victims displaced by superstorm Sandy are taking advantage of offers to vote early.

Rich Greco, a Board of Education electrician, tries to get the lights working at Egbert Intermediate School, a polling site in the Midland Beach section of Staten Island, New York, Nov. 5, 2012.

Poll workers Eva Prenga, right, Roxanne Blancero, center, and Carole Sevchuk try to start an optical scanner voting machine in the cold and dark at a polling station in a tent in the Midland Beach section of Staten Island, New York, Nov. 6, 2012.

A sign erected by a community group called Rebuild Rockaway shows voting locations in the Rockaway neighborhoods of the borough of Queens, New York, Nov. 5, 2012, in the wake of superstorm Sandy.

A sign erected by a community group called Rebuild Rockaway shows voting locations in the Rockaway neighborhoods of the borough of Queens, New York, Nov. 5, 2012, in the wake of superstorm Sandy

People, many displaced by superstorm Sandy, line up to vote, Nov. 5, 2012, in Burlington, N.J., at a Mobile Voting Precinct to take advantage of early voting.

Under the lights of a generator, poll workers and voters wait outside of a tent serving as a polling site in the Midland Beach section of Staten Island, New York, on Election Day, Nov. 6, 2012. The original polling site, a school, was damaged by superstorm Sandy.

Under the lights of a generator, voters wait in line outside of a tent serving as a polling site in the Midland Beach section of Staten Island, New York, on Election Day, Nov. 6, 2012.

A man waits his turn to vote at a Mobile Voting Precinct van, Nov. 5, 2012, in Burlington, N.J. Many victims displaced by superstorm Sandy are taking advantage of offers to vote early.

Under the lights of a generator, poll worker John DeSilva moves voting booths into a tent serving as a polling site in the Midland Beach section of Staten Island, New York, on Election Day, Nov. 6, 2012.