Election watchers have wondered how Hurricane Sandy would impact turnout and voting experience. [Associated Press is reporting](http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2012/11/election_2012_voters_sandy_nyc_new_jersey.html) that it doesn’t appear to have dampened turnout this morning even in hard-hit areas of New Jersey and New York. Turnout in the heavily Democratic Northeast has been a significant question as election watchers game out the potential outcome. One prediction for the night is that President Obama will win the Electoral College but not the popular vote. That’s concerning to some, because it may well deepen already troubling emotions among those on the far right who believe the president is illegitimate. That said, thus far signs point to a strong turnout despite Sandy’s chaos. Colorlines reporters voting this morning in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, a majority black and Caribbean neighborhood, saw lines about an hour long. Our [Voting Rights Watch](https://colorlines.com/brentin-mock/) community journalist Hermelinda Cortes, who’s monitoring reports from election protection teams this morning, notes the following: >Election Protection is documenting a number of issues for voters at polling locations across the country, especially areas hit by Hurricane Sandy in New York and New Jersey, and Pennsylvania where there are long lines, confusion about voting locations, and sometimes no power or heat at polling locations. Many people are also being asked for photo identification. We’ll follow these reports throughout the day. We’ve also heard separate reports of conflict at Pennsylvania polling stations over voter ID requirements. We’ll follow these throughout the day. On the hopeful side in terms of encouraging voting, both New York and New Jersey have made it possible for voters to cast provisional ballots in any polling place, in order to accommodate displaced voters.