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Related: About this forumHouse Democrats press U.S. Postal Service on plans to delay mail
Source: Reuters
U.S. LEGAL NEWS JULY 20, 2020 / 6:09 PM / UPDATED 18 HOURS AGO
House Democrats press U.S. Postal Service on plans to delay mail
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senior Democrats on a House of Representatives oversight committee wrote to the new postmaster general on Monday to press him on reports the service was prepared to delay mail delivery if needed to cut costs, a move that could affect mail-in ballot results.
The U.S. Postal Services losses have soared even as it has become more critical to the U.S. economy as consumers, confined to their homes because of the coronavirus, shop online. A determination to avoid crowds will also mean that voting by mail will be more popular this November.
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, a Trump appointee who took office in June, has detailed changes to the service that include eliminating overtime, even if it means that mail delivery is delayed.
While these changes in a normal year would be drastic, in a presidential election year when many states are relying heavily on absentee mail-in ballots, increases in mail delivery timing would impair the ability of ballots to be received and counted in a timely manner an unacceptable outcome for a free and fair election, wrote Representative Carolyn Maloney, chair of a government operations subcommittee of the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
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House Democrats press U.S. Postal Service on plans to delay mail
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senior Democrats on a House of Representatives oversight committee wrote to the new postmaster general on Monday to press him on reports the service was prepared to delay mail delivery if needed to cut costs, a move that could affect mail-in ballot results.
The U.S. Postal Services losses have soared even as it has become more critical to the U.S. economy as consumers, confined to their homes because of the coronavirus, shop online. A determination to avoid crowds will also mean that voting by mail will be more popular this November.
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, a Trump appointee who took office in June, has detailed changes to the service that include eliminating overtime, even if it means that mail delivery is delayed.
While these changes in a normal year would be drastic, in a presidential election year when many states are relying heavily on absentee mail-in ballots, increases in mail delivery timing would impair the ability of ballots to be received and counted in a timely manner an unacceptable outcome for a free and fair election, wrote Representative Carolyn Maloney, chair of a government operations subcommittee of the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-postoffice/house-democrats-press-u-s-postal-service-on-plans-to-delay-mail-idUSKCN24L2R4
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House Democrats press U.S. Postal Service on plans to delay mail (Original Post)
Eugene
Jul 2020
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Thekaspervote
(32,606 posts)1. I sure wish there were more we could do!
For those who have option, please vote in person!!
saidsimplesimon
(7,888 posts)2. Every vote must be counted, in person or by mail.
We resist, they cower.