We still don’t have a timeline for when power will be restored for most customers impacted by Hurricane Zeta, but it appears it could be out in some areas through the November 3rd election.
Governor Edwards said there’s not much time left for the state to alter Election Day plans in hurricane-impacted areas of southeast Louisiana.
“If adjustments have to be made with respect to temporary polling locations or maybe the consolidation of voting locations in one large venue then I suspect we will be moving in that direction sooner rather than later,” said Edwards.
Edwards said if you didn’t early vote it is vital that you stay up to date on potential changes for Election Day polling station changes.
“If you live in an area and you don’t have power or there’s not electricity at your polling location you really need to be listening to your local elected officials, principally your clerks of court, registrar of voters,” said Edwards.
Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin says he’s confident that one way or another they can deliver this election to the people of southeast Louisiana, whether that means generators or other options.
“Because of our election day machines using older technology we have 12-volt batteries that run them for eight hours without any additional power to them,” said Ardoin.
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