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Election Day: America Votes

National guardsman Spc. Ian Suggs, of Jamaica, N.Y., stands at Bishop Molloy Recreational Center where voting takes place on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in Point Lookout, N.Y., one of several voting locations that were created as a result of Hurricane Sandy. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek)

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Philadelphia, PA Voting machine operator George Stuski reads a newspaper as people cast their votes, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, at a 1st Ward polling location inside the Mummers Museum in South Philadelphia. (AP Photo/ Joseph Kaczmarek)
New Orleans, LA Voters line up at the Engine 26 Ladder 9 firehouse to vote on Election Day in New Orleans, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Madison, Miss. A voter prepares casts her electronic ballot in Madison, Miss., Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Philadelphia, PA People cast their votes Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, at polling location inside the Benjamin Franklin Elementary School in Northeast Philadelphia, where a mural of President Barack Obama painted on a wall behind two voting booths was ordered covered up by a Philadelphia court. The mural had been left uncovered when the polling location opened, but was ordered covered after Republicans filed a complaint. (AP Photo/ Joseph Kaczmarek)
Baltimore, MD Voters cast their ballots at a polling place inside St. Leo's Catholic Church in Baltimore on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. After a grinding presidential campaign President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, yield center stage to American voters Tuesday for an Election Day choice that will frame the contours of government and the nation for years to come. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Chicago, IL Leslie Fabian concentrates as she votes electronically inside at the 24-hour Su Nueva Laundromat in Chicago's 13th Ward Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Los Angeles, CA Voters cast ballots as lifeguards maneuver a personal watercraft at the polling place at the Venice Beach lifeguard headquarters in Los Angeles Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. After a grinding presidential campaign, Americans are heading into polling places across the country.(AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
Hoboken, NJ Ed Lippman, 58, wears a message on his jacket on Election Day while walking home, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in Hoboken, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Staten Island, N... Under the lights of a generator, voters wait in line outside of a tent serving as a polling site in the Midland Beach section of Staten Island, New York, on Election Day Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. The original polling site, a school, was damaged by Superstorm Sandy. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Voters Head to t... Election Day has finally arrived. Here are images from across the country as Americans head to the polls and pick the next president.

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Terra Alta, WV Snow surrounds the polling precinct in Terra Alta, W.Va., as Peter Hough heads to work after casting his ballot on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)
Boulder, Colo. Madeline Nicole Kreyger, 18, from Santa Barbara, Calif., casts her vote in at a polling station serving the local student population on the campus of the University of Colorado, in Boulder, Colo., Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
Stockton, Calif. The Gallegos residence is converted into a polling station on election day in Stockton, Calif., Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012.(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Los Angeles, Cal... Members of the mariachi band "Gallos de Jalisco" serenade California citizens to get out and cast their vote on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012 in the Sun Valley district of Los Angeles. After a grinding presidential campaign President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, yield center stage to American voters Tuesday for an Election Day choice that will frame the contours of government and the nation for years to come. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Los Angeles, Cal... After voting, Mike Weigart, 30, carries his ballot and his surfboard to the ballot box at the polling place at the Venice Beach lifeguard headquarters in Los Angeles Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. Weigart said "It's awesome the polling place is where I surf." (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
Hoboken, N.J. People walk with a dog toward the main entrance of a polling place at a Hoboken Fire Department firehouse on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in Hoboken, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Scranton, Pa. Residents cast their vote at a polling place inside a fire station, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in Scranton, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Belgrade, Mont. Farmer Sam Ferraro poses for an Election Day photo in front of Springhill School in Belgrade, Mont., Nov. 6, 2012. Springhill School is the polling station for Precinct 17, a place where ranchers, affluent professionals and retirees alike live and vote. (AP Photo/Janie Osborne)
Upper East Side,... Nancy Padilla, 65, a Republican, and Migdalia Roman, 67, a Democrat, both originally from Puerto Rico, leave their polling place after voting on New York's Upper East Side, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed an executive order Monday allowing residents to cast a so-called affidavit, or provisional ballot, at any polling place in the state for president and statewide office holders. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Oberlin, Ohio Sophomore David Ganjehlou signs a "Why I Vote" poster after voting at Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)
Gallant, Ala. Judge Roy Moore, second from left, rides his horse with wife Kayla and friends back home after they voted on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012 in Gallant, Ala.(AP Photo/Butch Dill)
Boca Raton, Fla. 87-year old voter Rolf Kleinwort placed his "I Voted" sticker on the front of his walker as he heads back to his residence at the St. Andrews Estates North retirement community Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in Boca Raton, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Point Lookout , ... Two national guardsman stand by in their truck at Bishop Molloy Recreational Center, where voting took place on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in Point Lookout , N.Y., one of several voting locations that were created as a result of Superstorm Sandy. Election Day turnout was heavy Tuesday in several storm-ravaged areas in New York and New Jersey, with many voters expressing relief and even elation at being able to vote at all, considering the devastation. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek)
Marietta, S.C. Destiny Davis, 8, plays a game on a cell phone as she waits for her mother to vote at Slater-Marietta Elementary School on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in Marietta, S.C. After a grinding presidential campaign, Americans head into polling places across the country.(AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt)
Greenville, S.C.... Sydney Pepper, 5, second from left, waits in line with her father, Joshua Pepper, left, at the Sears Recreation Center on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in Greenville, S.C. After a grinding presidential campaign, Americans head into polling places across the country. (AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt)
Providence, R.I. Rhode Islanders wait in a long line to cast their ballot on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in Providence, R.I. Americans are heading to polling places across the country Tuesday. (AP Photo/Stew Milne)
Oklahoma City, O... Travis Jett fills out his ballot at First United Methodist Church on Tuesday Nov. 6, 2012 in Oklahoma City. Americans are heading to polling places across the country Tuesday. (AP Photo/Nick Oxford)
Apex, N.C. People stand in line to cast their votes on Election Day as the polls opened at a precinct at the Wake County Firearms Education and Training Center in Apex, N.C., Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
Salt Lake City, ... Mark Jensen, 66, dressed as a flag, displays his I voted sticker after voting at the Utah State Capitol Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Des Moines, Iowa Voters wait in line for the doors to Precinct 39 to open before casting their ballots on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, at the First Church of the Open Bible in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Coney Island, NY... Unidentified voters confer as they complete their ballots at Public School 370, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012 in the Coney Island section of New York. The school is hosting seven polling stations that were closed due to Superstorm Sandy. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
Point Lookout, N... National guardsman Spc. Ian Suggs, of Jamaica, N.Y., stands at Bishop Molloy Recreational Center where voting takes place on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in Point Lookout, N.Y., one of several voting locations that were created as a result of Hurricane Sandy. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek)
Coney Island, NY... Deon, center, votes at Public School 370, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012 in the Coney Island section of New York. The 18-year-old, who would only give his first name, is voting for the first time. The school is hosting seven polling stations that were closed due to Superstorm Sandy. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
Billings, Mont. Rocky Erickson casts a ballot at a polling place on Election Day in Billings, Mont., Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Billings, Mont. Voters arrive at a polling place on Election Day in Billings, Mont., Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Hialeah, Fla. Ana Ortiz, 67-years-old, waits in line as she prepares to cast her vote in Hialeah, Fla., Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. Americans are heading into polling places across the country Tuesday. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)
Starkville, Miss... Jerry Toney signs in to vote with his son, Parker Toney, at a Starkville precinct on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in Starkville, Miss. (AP Photo/Kerry Smith)
Des Moines, Iowa... Poll worker Linda Blair hangs a sign before opening Precinct 39 up to allow voters to cast their ballots on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, at the First Church of the Open Bible in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Upper East Side,... New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg helps a poll worker find his name in the registry before he votes in a school on New York's Upper East Side, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed an executive order Monday allowing residents to cast a so-called affidavit, or provisional ballot, at any polling place in the state for president and statewide office holders. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
East Orange, N.J... Selma Friedman, 102, makes her way through the corridors of her St. Andrew Estates South retirement community on her way to cast her vote early Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in Boca Raton, Fla. Selma, originally from East Orange, N.J., first voted for Franklin Delano Rooosevelt in 1932. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Long Beach, N.Y. Two women embrace after voting at East Elementary School on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in Long Beach, N.Y., one of several voting locations that were created as a result of Superstorm Sandy. Election Day turnout was heavy Tuesday in several storm-ravaged areas in New York and New Jersey, with many voters expressing relief and even elation at being able to vote at all, considering the devastation. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek)
Nashville, Tenn. Joe Botz votes at a booth decorated with stickers on election day on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
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