Via the Business Insider.
Pray That It's Not Close – We have written several times of our concern that a close race could further divide an already polarized populace. Already the legal eagles for both sides are deploying. Here's a bit from USA Today:
In an election this close, expected to be decided by razor-thin margins in key states, both campaigns face a series of Election Day worries that have already begun to bubble to the surface.
Ranging from long lines at polling places to disputes over voter identification, today's vote is already being disputed in some locations.
Both campaigns have assembled legal teams to leap into action at any hint of voting irregularities, like voting machine malfunctions, allegations of voter intimidation and challenges to the legitimacy of absentee and "provisional" votes.
On Sunday, a Florida judge extended early-voting hours in Orange County — a key swing region of a prized battleground state — after Democrats sued to provide more time for long lines of people trying to cast votes.
New York and New Jersey were still scrambling to resolve voting problems created by Hurricane Sandy. New Jersey said it would expand online voting for those whose polling places have been disrupted, a move New York election officials rejected. New York has also had to relocate polling places, which could create voting challenges.
Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida — all critical swing states for the presidential election — have faced pitched battles throughout the summer over voter-identification laws. As late as last week, Ohio election officials were issuing new rules for what ID is required and how the voter's identification should be certified.
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