Definition: In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
Input: (CNN) -- A day before Tuesday's election, millions of people in key states already had cast absentee or early ballots despite long lines, legal disputes over poll procedures and damage inflicted by Superstorm Sandy. In Ohio, which may be the decisive battleground state, the deadline for early voting passed Monday afternoon. By Friday, more than 1.6 million of Ohio's 7.9 million registered voters had cast ballots, either in person or by mail, said Matt McClellan, a spokesman for Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted. About 200,000 of the 1.3 million absentee ballots that had been distributed were still out, he said.NEW: New York governor says voters can cast ballots in any precinctNEW: "I am really tired, but it is worth it," says a woman in line In MiamiA judge will hear arguments over provisional ballots in Ohio on WednesdayNew Jersey allows electronic ballots for storm-stricken towns 
 Question:The ship had been at sea on a training mission when Sandy formed, and it was then dispatched to the New York/_ area to assist with relief efforts.

New Jersey