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Floods and severe weather beset parts of the U.S. on Election Day

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Flash flooding, heavy rainfall and tornadoes have forced election officials in three different regions across the United States to move polling locations, scrambling Election Day plans in hot-button races.

At least 18 polling locations were moved across seven Florida counties — including Brevard County, Highlands County, Indian River County, Martin County, Okeechobee County, Palm Beach County and St. Lucie County — after intense rainfall caused flash floods on Monday and into Tuesday morning.

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