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The Governor of Pennsylvania declared a State of Emergency Saturday night. Other emergencies have been declared in Maryland, New York, Virginia and Washington D.C., with widespread power outages expected. | The Governor of Pennsylvania declared a State of Emergency Saturday night. Other emergencies have been declared in Maryland, New York, Virginia and Washington D.C., with widespread power outages expected. | ||
The New York City subway system began shutting down at 7:00 Sunday night, and the mayor announced that public schools would not open Monday. | The New York City subway system began shutting down at 7:00 Sunday night, and the mayor announced that public schools would not open Monday. | ||
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| + | Politicians are concerned that Hurricane Sandy may affect [[early voting]] in eastern states. On October 28, 2012, Republican Governor [[Robert McDonnell]] announced that he was requesting the State Board of Elections to expand the number of in-person absentee voting hours between the end of the storm and the election day.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailypress.com/news/breaking/dp-mcdonnell-urges-caution-and-preparation-will-expand-hours-for-absentee-voting-20121028,0,982955.story?track=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+hrdailypress%2Fnews+%28Daily+Press+-+Front+Page+News%29|title=McDonnell urges caution and preparation; will expand hours for absentee voting|first=Todd |last=Wilson|work=Hampton Roads Daily Press|date=October 28, 2012|accessdate=October 30, 2012}}</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 09:40, October 30, 2012
Hurricane Sandy was predicted (in late October 2012) to arrive "somewhere along the East Coast late Sunday into early Monday, is anticipated to affect 50-60 million people along the East Coast."[1]
The Governor of Pennsylvania declared a State of Emergency Saturday night. Other emergencies have been declared in Maryland, New York, Virginia and Washington D.C., with widespread power outages expected. The New York City subway system began shutting down at 7:00 Sunday night, and the mayor announced that public schools would not open Monday.
Politicians are concerned that Hurricane Sandy may affect early voting in eastern states. On October 28, 2012, Republican Governor Robert McDonnell announced that he was requesting the State Board of Elections to expand the number of in-person absentee voting hours between the end of the storm and the election day.[2]
Nickname
It was dubbed the "Frankenstorm" (a reference to the Halloween monster) after weather forecasters said that a cold front and a jetstream would turn the hurricane into a monster storm.
References
- ↑ http://levittown.patch.com/articles/governor-tom-corbett-declares-a-state-of-emergency#photo-11923234
- ↑ Wilson, Todd. "McDonnell urges caution and preparation; will expand hours for absentee voting", Hampton Roads Daily Press, October 28, 2012. Retrieved on October 30, 2012.