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  • 5
    Nov
    2012
    3:59pm, EST

    In storm-hit states, some locations changed for balloting on Election Day

    By Tom Curry, NBC News national affairs writer

    Updated 7:48pm ET In the storm-ravaged states of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, officials have moved some Election Day voting locations, although many remain unchanged.

    As of noon Monday, Connecticut Secretary of State Denise Merrill said that utility companies in her state have reported that electricity has been restored to all but two of 773 voting precincts in the state.

    Gov. Cuomo signed an order allowing any voter to vote at any polling place on Tuesday – and in New Jersey, it's possible to vote via email or fax. NBC's Ron Allen reports.

    Her Web site posted the two voting place changes:

    · Bridgeport’s Longfellow School polling place has been relocated to Aquaculture School, 60 St. Stephens Road, Bridgeport.

    · New London’s Ocean Beach polling place has been relocated to Harbor School, 432 Montauk, Ave, New London.

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    In New Jersey, storm-displaced voters who are temporarily staying in a part of the state where they are not registered, are permitted to go to any polling place in New Jersey on Election Day and vote by using a provisional ballot. The ballot will be forwarded to the county of the voter’s residence.

    Tim Aubry / Reuters

    Utility trucks and first responders navigate flood waters on the main stretch of road in Peahala Park, N.J., in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, in this photograph taken on October 30, 2012 and released on Oct. 31.

    Displaced New Jersey voters also have until 5 p.m. ET on Election Day to fax or e-mail a request for a mail ballot to their county clerk.

    More information is available at the New Jersey Division of Elections website, on voting by fax or e-mail.  The voter must transmit the ballot to the county board of elections no later than 8 p.m. ET on Election Day.

    Some counties in New Jersey have posted changes in voting locations or have alerted voters about the status of voting locations in their area.

    Here are a few:

    · Union County: County officials have posted an announcement that “almost all polling places are expected to be open on Election Day, Tuesday November 6. An updated list will be available later today.”

    ·   Ocean County: The county has posted a list of changes in voting locations here.

    ·  Atlantic County: The elections board has posted a list of changes in voting locations here.

    ·  Monmouth County: The county has posted a list of locations here.

    The county also says: “Provisions have been made for residents in two of the most severely storm-ravaged boroughs to vote in neighboring communities. Sea Bright residents will vote at the Fair Haven Fire House on 645 River Road in Fair Haven. Loch Arbour residents will be voting at the Allenhurst Fire House on 311 Hume Street in Allenhurst. All other residents will vote in their own community.”

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    In New York, as of Monday morning, some counties were still in the process of finding new voting locations but had not yet posted them on their Web sites.

    Suburban Nassau County, which was hit especially hard by last week’s storm surge and flooding, has posted a list of the voting locations that have been moved or consolidated, here.

    In addition, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed an executive order on Monday that will allow displaced voters from one of the federally-declared disaster counties, such as Nassau, who may temporarily be in a county other than where they live to vote by affidavit ballot.

    The affidavit ballot will be sent to the board of elections where the voter is registered. According to Cuomo’s press office, these votes by affidavit ballot will count for the office of president and United States senator “and for any other candidate and ballot initiative that appears on the official ballot where the voter is registered.”

    Listed below are links to the polling place search tools that each state offers, but be aware that in some cases changes in polling locations might not be reflected in the voter lookup tool databases.

    · Search tool for New Jersey voters here.

    · Search tool for New York state voters here.

    · Search tool for New York City voters here.

    · Search tool for Connecticut voters here.

    For voters who want to use early voting or an absentee ballot, here’s some information:

    · In New York, a voter needs a specific reason to vote by absentee ballot, such as being out of the state on Election Day, having a disability, or being in prison due to having been convicted of a non-felony offense. The State Board of Elections has announced that the deadline for applying in person for an absentee ballot is Monday. Absentee ballots must be postmarked no later than Monday, Nov. 5. Those mailed ballots have until Nov. 19 to arrive at the local Board of Elections.

    · In New Jersey, any voter can vote by mail. A voter may apply in person to the County Clerk until 3:00 p.m. ET Monday. Vote by mail ballot must be received by the County Board of Elections no later than 8 p.m. ET on Election Day.

    · In Connecticut, voting by absentee ballot is limited  to the sick and disabled, those in active service in the armed forces, and those absent from their town for all of Election Day. The deadline to apply for an absentee ballot is Monday and the deadline for returning the absentee ballot is 8 p.m. ET on Election Day.

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  • 24
    Jan
    2012
    3:38pm, EST

    Spanish police arrest suspect in shooting of Conn. jeweler

    By NBC News and msnbc.com staff reports

    A man suspected of killing a jeweler in the tony town of Westport, Conn., last month and stealing $300,000-worth of diamonds has been arrested in Spain, federal authorities said.

    Andrew Robert Levene, 41, was charged Tuesday with shooting and killing Yekutiel Zeevi, 65, at Zeevi’s office in a shopping center on Dec. 8. It was the first murder in Westport, former home of domestic guru Martha Stewart, since 1996.

    According to a federal criminal complaint filed in Washington, D.C., and reported by the Connecticut Post, Levene met with Zeevi in the shop, located in a locked second-floor suite, pretending he was going to purchase several large diamonds he had arranged to buy earlier that month.

    Once inside, he pulled out a gun and shot Zeevi and a business associate, authorities said.

    Levene fled the U.S. on a flight from Philadelphia to the Netherlands and then went on to Spain, authorities allege.  He was arrested by Spanish national police on Monday. 

    U.S. Attorney for Connecticut David Fein said Levene will face federal murder and attempted murder charges.  It was not immediately clear when Levene might be sent back to Connecticut for trial or whether he had an attorney.

    Zeevi's business associate, Ronen Konfino, 48, of New York City, survived the shooting and had been able to help police with their investigation, the Connecticut Post reported.

    Use of a firearm
    Levene was formally charged with one count of federal murder, one count of attempted murder, one count of causing death through the use of a firearm and one count of interference with commerce through robbery, Fein said.

    According to the Post, authorities said that Levene contacted Zeevi's business in early December and asked Zeevi if he could find diamonds between 2 and 3 carats in size and valued between $45,000 and $75,000. On Dec. 7, Zeevi and Konfino met Levene, who examined the diamonds, but told the owner he would have to "sleep on it" before making a purchase, according to the documents.

    The next day, six diamonds with a total value of approximately $300,000 were shown to Levene, who then pulled out a gun and shot both Zeevi and Konfino, according to the documents. Zeevi was pronounced dead after being taken to Norwalk Hospital, where Konfino was also treated and later released.

    Eileen Rosen, a friend of the family, told the Post that she was "thrilled that they found him; this is great news for the family. He was very close with his wife. Nothing can bring him back, her heart will ache forever, but I'm just so thrilled that they found him. Everybody in the community loves him."

    Msnbc.com staff contributed to this report from NBCNewYork.com.

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