The biggest inconvenience to Minnesota voters on Election Day: constant rain

Live 24 seconds ago After being perpetually damp all day standing outside polling locations, I have made it to drier conditions at Anders Folk s watch party in St. Louis Park, and it s already bustling. Roughly 30 or so people (and growing) are milling about in the back room of Park Tavern, a bar and grill that also boasts a bowling alley and arcade games. Many attendees sport Folk shirts and pins, and the energy feels optimistic. Still no sighting of Folk 23 minutes after polls closed, but that could quickly change. See all live blog entries Voters faced wind and rain on Election Day in the Twin Cities and across much of Minnesota. It appears the weather was their biggest inconvenience. Voting drew to a close this evening with few reports of technical snafus like the widespread ballot-tabulator malfunction that sent election administrators into emergency mode in suburban Westchester County, New York, home to about 1 million people just north of New York City deciding a cl