Extreme weather events are often described by meteorologists as the ‘fingerprint of climate change’. These climate-induced disasters are becoming more damaging and more frequent, at times occurring close to elections and impacting upon them. As climate-related natural hazards will continue to do so, states must consider protecting elections and building resilience.

This case study analyses preparedness, actions and results on the part of election officials and their election emergency policies in New Jersey and (as a secondary focus) New York, neighbouring states on the East Coast of the United States, as they faced an incoming hurricane within one week of a national election in 2012.

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Publication date
01 October 2024
Language(s)
English
Author(s)
Hyowon Park, Madeline Harty, Erik Asplund
Number of pages
27
ISBN
978-91-7671-840-7 (PDF)

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Contents

Executive summary

Introduction

1. Legal and institutional background

2. Hurricanes in the USA

3. Hurricane Sandy

4. Emergency response by federal and state agencies

5. 2012 federal election

6. Campaigning

7. Interagency collaboration

8. Special voting arrangements

9. Election day

10. Turnout and results

11. Reforms

12. Conclusion and lessons learned

References

About the authors

About international IDEA

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Weathering the Storm: Hurricane Sandy and the 2012 US Federal Election

Case Study, September 2024
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