Where to Vote

Elections officials in states that Hurricane Sandy hit last week are scrambling to make it possible for registered voters to cast ballots on Tuesday after storm damage and power failures displaced many residents and made polling places unusable. Here is how to find out where to vote in three states in the New York City region:

NEW YORK STATE

In New York City, information is available by visiting vote.nyc.ny.us, calling (212) 868-3692 or 311, or texting NYCVOTES to 877-877. Elsewhere, information is available by calling (800) 367-8683 or contacting your county elections board; a list is at www.elections.ny.gov/CountyBoards.html. Information on poll site changes is at www.elections.ny.gov/CountyBOEStormInfo.html or (855) 697-7263. Voters will also be permitted to cast a provisional ballot in person at any polling place in the state, regardless of where in the state they are registered to vote. Voters who encounter problems at the polls can call a hot line operated by the state attorney general, (800) 771-7755, or e-mail civil.rights@ag.ny.gov.

NEW JERSEY

Information is available by calling (877) 658-6837 or contacting the election officials in your county; a list is at nj.gov/state/elections/voting-information-local-officials.html. To help voters displaced by the storm, the state will allow voting by e-mail or fax. Voters will be permitted to cast a provisional ballot in person at any polling place in the state, regardless of where in the state they are registered to vote.

CONNECTICUT

Information is available at (860) 509-6100 or www.dir.ct.gov/sots/LookUp.aspx. Voters needing more information may also call their local registrar of voters; a list of phone numbers is at www.sots.ct.gov/sots/lib/sots9/electionservices/lists9/rov_phone_list.pdf. Voters who encounter problems at the polls can also call a state hot line, (866) 733-2463, or e-mail elections@ct.gov.