USPS Issues Critical Warning About Mail-In Ballots

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Today is the day!

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) told Americans planning to vote by mail to post their ballots today to ensure they are counted.

The USPS said it has already enacted “extraordinary measures” in preparation for Election Day on Nov. 5 in a press release posted Monday.

“If you choose to vote by mail, please mail early as every day counts,” the USPS statement said.

“We continue to recommend that it is a good common-sense measure for voters who choose to mail in their ballots to do so before Election Day and at least a week before their election office needs to receive them. If a ballot is due on Election Day, the Postal Service recommends mailing the ballot by this Tuesday (October 29).”

A majority of U.S. states currently do not accept mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.

However, 18 states and Washington, D.C., have varying grace periods to account for postal delays. 

“In addition to the processes and procedures specific to Election Mail that the Postal Service deploys all year long, as in previous general elections, the Postal Service is deploying extraordinary measures in the final weeks of the election season to swiftly move Ballot Mail entered close to or on Election Day and/or the state’s return deadline,” USPS said.

The postal agency said those measures began last week and include additional delivery and pick-ups scheduled, “specialized sort plans” to expedite the movement of ballots, and “local handling and transportation of ballots.”

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2 Comments
    Gary

    The USPS should have WELL ADVERTISED this policy a month ago and have given weekly reminders to ensure that most, if not all, mail-in ballot voters mailed their ballots by today or before to ensure that their ballots get counted on time. PLUS, there should be a LOT LESS mail-in ballots than 4 years ago when Covid was happening and the USPS has had 4 years to figure it out and should be giving top priority to delivering mail-in ballot mail. We also better not find any mail-in ballots LOST, MISHANDLED, DUMPED, DESTROYED or DRIVEN over State Laws by USPS or anyone involved should be arrested, tried, convicted and sent to federal prison..

    Tim Thompson

    US Postal workers are Union biased and more than likely strong Democratic support amongst the entire work force. It should not surprise anyone that after elections a great deal of missing mail in ballots get found in areas all around towns and cities. It’s a fact that we have been seeing fires break out in drop boxes around Republican areas, fires don’t start by themselves. the 2020 election may have been certified but there were proven instances of ballot stuffing by individuals caught on tape, boxes of ballots being brought out from under tables after midnight when campaign workers had left voting places. Many things that took place after midnight on the day of the official election. Hopefully this election will not have any odd occurrences of voter tampering and ballot stuffing. 2024 is the most important election possibly in the history of the United States. May God look after out great nation.

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