By Maria Aguilar |Staff Writer| Election day could be affected after Hurricane Sandy swept through the east coast. Approximately 8 million people are without power across 15 states as of Oct. 31. As of Thursday afternoon, 111 polling locations have no power and 41 are running on generators in Long Island, according to the Long Island Press. “Any delay in the election would be up to the states. It’s not a federal decision. So it would be case by case,” said NBC News Chief White House Correspondent Chuck Todd. President Obama declared parts of New York, Connecticut and New Jersey major disaster areas, according to a NBC news special report, yesterday. The damage has many state … [Read more...] about 5 ways Hurricane Sandy could affect election