Storm disrupts voting as US midterms open across affected states

A storm battered central and southwestern US states on Election Day, forcing closures and relocations of polling centers.

• The storm temporarily closed polling centers near Phoenix and pushed Colorado officials to relocate a voting site in Pagosa Springs.
• Utah officials allowed voters in flood-hit San Juan County to request and return ballots electronically.
• Florida Governor Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency in seven counties and officials moved 18 polling centers.
• Navajo Nation election administration adjusted five polling centers, two in Arizona and three in New Mexico.