Sat Nov 3, 2012 4:28pm EDT
(Reuters) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on Saturday claimed she has directed county sales person to wide open his or her offices on Saturday plus Sunday to permit quick voting pertaining to people affected by superstorm Sandy.
The tempest devastated the particular far eastern element in the state, giving at the least 22 inactive even more than one particular million shoppers even now not having electricity just three nights prior to presidential election on Nov 6.
Christie said New Jersey residents could get their own beginning voting carried out on the end of the week at the region clerk's office mainly because this individual ordered your offices to keep available inside every county while in the state over the weekend.
"Time on your hands? Tired of cleansing stuff up? Go right now there in person, you get a new ballot, people vote along with hands them within and you're done," this individual explained in the media briefing from your in a niche community connected with Little Ferry.
The governor likewise mentioned paper ballots could well be delivered on Election Day, Tuesday, making it possible for people to vote "old school" with polling channels that still do not have power. The National Guard will safeguard vans developed at these kinds of makeshift polling channels to help permit voting, he said.
For people who are not convinced where to help vote on Election Day, Christie said that will beginning on Tuesday morning, citizens can deliver your textual content information that will 877877 utilizing address all of which will immediately be handed a solution utilizing their polling location.
"There's no reason any individual shouldn't vote. We're visiting possess a full, fair, transparent, amenable voting process," Christie said.
He also said the particular express will probably shortly have over 11,000 electricity individuals around the work with rebuilding power. Nearly 1.3 zillion New Jersey electric power customers, related to 1 / 3rd with the state, stayed without having electrical power adjusted Saturday, according to the particular U.S. Department connected with Energy.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency will shortly become handling folks that will likely end up being long-term evacuees, numerous with the New Jersey shore's hard-hit screen islands, to look for short-lived property over and above urgent situation shelters, Christie said.
The governor likewise mentioned he has requested the natural gas models shut off upon lots of the costs destinations click by means of the rage as a consequence of the fire risk to safety they pose.
(Reporting by means of Dan Burns plus Liana B. Baker; Editing by means of Jackie Frank and also Eric Walsh)
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