New Jersey's experiment in allowing storm-displaced residents to vote by e-mail has been extended until Friday.
In the wake of widespread reports of glitches affecting e-mail and fax ballots, the state announced today it would extend the deadline to 8 p.m. ET Friday for returning ballots to county clerks. However, ballots had to be requested by 5 p.m. today.
While e-mail ballots are usually made available only to residents living overseas and the military, the state announced Saturday it would allow voters displaced by Superstorm Sandy to cast ballots by e-mail or fax. However, many New Jersey residents not displaced by the storm were apparently swamping the system with requests for ballots.
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"We've been inundated with electronic ballots," Robert Pantina, an aide to Bergen County Clerk John Hogan, told NorthJersey.com. "We have easily ... [Read more]
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