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"In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, many New York and New Jersey residents are unsure about where to cast their ballot on Election Day. The web's got plenty of resources to help, but what if you're among the thousands without power? \nIf you've got a charged cell phone and a signal, you can call or text the following numbers for the latest info:\nIn New York, text \"NYCVOTES\" to 877877. You'll be messaged back with a series of prompts asking for your address, after which you'll get the latest info on your polling place location. Spanish speakers can text \"DONDE\" to 877877. Alternatively, call the State Board of Elections at 1-855-NYS-SANDY (1-855-697-7263).\nIn New Jersey, text \"WHERE\" to 877877 and follow the prompts. Or, call (609) 292-3760.\nThe text-based polling place locator service was developed by Mobile Commons, a mobile strategy company from Brooklyn, New York. It uses data provided by the Voter Information Project and Google.\n\"The devastation caused by this storm doesn't have to disrupt our democratic process, and the polling place locator will make it easier for New York City [and New Jersey] voters to find their polling places,\" said Jed Alpert, CEO of Mobile Commons, in a statement.\nIf you have an Internet connection, you can also get the latest polling place information through Google.\n\nSEE ALSO: How Big Data Is Helping Sandy Victims Get to the Polls\nNote: New Jersey is working with the National Guard to ensure that polling places without power are operational Tuesday. The state is also allowing those voters displaced by the storm to vote via e-mail or fax.\nImage courtesy of iStockphoto, selimaksan\nMore Coverage of Hurricane Sandy\n\n\nThe Aftermath of Superstorm Sandy\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBreezy Point, Queens\n\"Destruction after fire in Breezy Point, Queens.\" Via Official New York City Fire Department\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBreezy Point, Queens\n\"Destruction after fire in Breezy Point, Queens.\"Via Official New York City Fire Department\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGuantanamo Bay, Cuba\n\n\"Damage being repaired on the roof of the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Arts and Crafts Center after Hurricane Sandy made landfall.\"\nVia Joint Task Force Guantanamo Public Affairs/Sgt. Brett Perkins\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNorth Carolina\nVia North Carolina Department of Public Transportation\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nManhattan\n\n\"No traffic on the FDR today. This was all under water the night before. It's amazing how a storm like Sandy can completely shut down an entire city.\"\nVia WanderingtheWorld\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSouth Ferry Station, Manhattan\nA submerged escalator at the South Ferry subway station in Lower Manhattan. Via MTA\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEast Village, Manhattan\nPeople bail water from a basement of an East Village business. Via Brennan Cavanaugh\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWest Village, Manhattan\n\n\"Bleeker Street Pizza: OPEN- The electricity was still out, but they were making pizza anyway, with the help of their gas-fired oven and a few spelunker head lamps.\"\nVia Nick Sherman\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEast Village at Avenue C, Manhattan\nVia jesseandgreg\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBattery Park\nA truck is submerged in Battery Park, Manhattan. Via Andrea Canning\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBelmar, New Jersey\n\"Hurricane Sandy damage in Belmar, N.J. on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012.\" Via Talk Radio News Service\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSeaside Heights, New Jersey\n\n\"Aerial views of the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy to the New Jersey coast taken during a search and rescue mission by 1-150 Assault Helicopter Battalion, New Jersey Army National Guard, Oct. 30, 2012.\"\nVia U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mark C. Olsen/Released\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhite Hall subway station in NYC\nVia Andrew Cuomo\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNorth Wildwood, New Jersey\nVia thejkinz\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWest Wildwood, New Jersey\nA street underwater. Via thejkinz\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLong Island, New York\nA tree uprooted in Long Island, New York. Via nikki_skye\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStonybrook, Long Island, NY\nvia Meghan Pipe\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMichigan\nVia lafontainenissan\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNYC\nVia miss_pagano\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDumbo, Brooklyn\n\"Main St. After Hurricane Sandy\" Via DumboNYC\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDumbo, Brooklyn\n\"Jane's carousel is basically an island now. Poor horses.\"  Via andjelicaaa\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nToronto\nVia toastmatic\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStaten Island\nVia katemcdermott7\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWest Virginia\n\"John Schmidt, of the West Virginia Field Office, photographed his backyard during Hurricane Sandy.\" Via U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFort Greene Park, Brooklyn\nVia juspostbellum\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStaten Island\nVia anitaaaaaaaaaa3\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRed Cross Digital Command Center\n\"President Obama visits the American Red Cross Digital Command Center following Hurricane Sandy\"Via Dell\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPortsmouth, Virginia\n\"Maj. Gen. Daniel E. Long, Jr., the Adjutant General of Virginia, visits Soldiers from the 2nd Squadron, 183rd Cavalry Regiment Oct. 30 in Portsmouth, Va. \"Via Virginia Guard Public Affairs\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPiscataway Township, New Jersey\n\"Spc. Anthony Monte along with Soldiers from the 50th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New Jersey Army National Guard, mobilized for Hurricane Sandy provide assistance to displaced residents at an emergency shelter at the Werblin Recreation Center, Piscataway Township, N.J., Oct. 29, 2012.\"Via U.S. Army\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDamaged Space Shuttle Enterprise\nVia John deGuzman\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMears, Virginia\n\"Virginia National Guard Soldiers trudged through high water and cut trees to clear a path for two rescue missions that transported seven adults and one child to safety at two locations on Cattail Road in the Mears, Va. area Oct. 30.\" Via The National Gaurd\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFort Greene, Brooklyn\nA car that has been smashed by a tree in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. Via CSondi\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNew York City Subway Stations Turn Into Eery, Empty Platforms \n6 Fake Hurricane Sandy Photos You\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDre Sharing on Social Media\nHere\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDs Proof That Hurricane Sandy Is Nothing Like Irene\nIncredible Viral Soldier Pic Debunked by Military\nBoy Rides Air Mattress Through Flooded Virginia Streets\nHow Will Hurricane Sandy Affect The Internet? [VIDEO]\n5 Emergency Apps to Download Before Hurricane Sandy Hits [VIDEO]\nHow to Use Facebook and Twitter Without the Internet\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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