More than 20 post offices werestill redirecting mailas of October 22.
Despite these measures, a question still loomed: Would the storm dampen voter turnout?
Indeed, an inverse trend may be under way.
Voters line up for the election.Image: Trevor Bexon
Past research has shown that a hurricane canboth suppress and galvanize voters.
Robinson sustained home damage from Helene.
He didnt lose everything, like some did, but the experience reaffirmed his beliefs.
You go a few miles in any direction and its just terrible, she said.
Francine wondered if she had accidentally been counted among them.
But she wasnt well enough yet to drive to the election office to sort it out.
The day she was due to get her sutures removed, Hurricane Helene hit.
Francines husband removed the stitches himself as the storm raged around them.
Francines top issues are womens rights, separation of church and state, and U.S. involvement in conflicts abroad.
She wasnt happy with either candidate, but she said she couldnt stomach voting for Trump.
Everybody is pointing fingers at each other and its just getting really ugly, she said.
Everybody is so worked up I think the turnout is going to be big.
This story has been updated.
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