Election Day — unplugged

You can't have Election Day without hearing about the weather. Now we know why.

After spending most of the day with one eye trained on the window to see if already icy conditions would turn more drastic, we received news just after 7 p.m. that a power outage had struck in Painesville Township.

A voter called to report the outage had occurred just after his wife had left the polls. He also said more voters were just entering the polling station when the lights went out.

We're assuming they'll have to vote via paper ballots. Ah, how I know what that's all about!!

As weather and road conditions continue to deteriorate with freezing rain and dropping temperatures wreaking havoc, we'll remain hopeful the various county elections boards can keep their lights on at least through tonight's counts.