The PMG told lawmakers that under a new proposed rule, the USPS would not deliver mail-in ballots in states that refuse to hand over their voter rolls to the federal government.
Petition to reject Trump order forcing USPS to reject ballots
Americans for Financial Freedom, a progressive nonprofit coalition of approximately 200 consumer, labor and special interest groups that advocate for financial reform, has launched a petition drive demanding that the USPS reject Trump’s illegal order to force the post office to disenfranchise millions of eligible voters. (The coalition uses “Save the Post Office,” but it is not affiliated with this website.) … Read More
The Postal Service gets in deep on proposed changes to mail voting
The Postal Service is once again being embroiled in the national debate over voting by mail. In March the President issued an executive order on mail voting that represents an unprecedented federal intervention into the election system, with the Postal Service playing a key role. Earlier this week the Postal Service published a proposed rule in the Federal Register intended … Read More
WA voters urged to avoid mailing ballots, use drop boxes amid USPS postmark delays
lynnwoodtimes.com: Recent changes to U.S. Postal Service (USPS) policies have introduced delays in postmarking mail, which could result in mail-in ballots being discarded if they don’t receive a timely postmark in Washington state. With Election Day approaching on Tuesday, November 4, Snohomish County Elections is reminding voters to use one of the county’s 35 official ballot drop boxes to return … Read More
Election officials urge ballot boxes over USPS as new policies could delay
MyNorthwest: Washington’s top election officials are urging residents to return their ballots early and to use drop boxes instead of mail-in voting, as new U.S. Postal Service (USPS) standards could delay postmarks and deliveries. King County Elections spokesperson Haley Watkins said some counties started noticing — for the first time — problems during the August primary, when ballots weren’t always … Read More
Ballots could now be tossed if voters submit them via U.S. Postal Service due to postmarking delays
spokesman.com: Voters who have not submitted their ballots yet should stop submitting them through the mail due to unprecedented concerns ballots will not be postmarked in time for the election, according to recommendations from the Washington secretary of state . State law allows mail-in ballots to be received and still counted after Election Day, even if they arrive to election … Read More
UH-OH: The slowest mail in the country is in key swing states, NBC investigations finds
NBC Miami: In 2020, when the United States Postal Service began an ambitious plan to modernize and consolidate services – in the middle of the pandemic – its slow service wound up disenfranchising tens of thousands of voters whose ballots never made it to their elections offices in time. Four years later – by some measures – USPS performance is now actually worse, … Read More
Top Election Officials Warn Postal Service of Mail Ballot Issues
New York Times: A bipartisan group of election officials sounded the alarm on Wednesday about significant problems in the Postal Service in delivering mailed ballots, highlighting previous cases “in nearly every state” of ballots being delivered “well after Election Day.” The National Association of Secretaries of State, a nonpartisan organization representing the top election officials in each state, wrote a letter … Read More
