No more to be done as 130m take to the polls

With more than 130m Americans heading out to vote and some queuing for hours, reports of polling problems in key battleground states as well as the flood effected areas of post-Sandy New York and New Jersey caused some concern for both parties.

“There is just a word — just one word — to describe the situation around New Jersey, and that is catastrophe,” said Barbara Arnwine of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.

According to Reuters, New Jersey voters displaced by Superstorm Sandy and emergency responders working on relief and recovery efforts were given until 8pm ET on Friday.