This is in response to concerns NBC5 News reported on Monday in which the Southern Oregon American Postal Workers Union expressed the mishandling of May’s primary election was cause for concern ahead of 2024’s general election in November.
The USPS says it plans to implement longstanding procedures such as expanding processing procedures, providing additional transportation, extra delivery and collection trips, daily all-clears as well as overtime and more for the presidential election.
In a statement from USPS spokesperson, Kim Frum said, “the U.S. Postal Service is fully committed to the secure, timely delivery of the nation’s election mail. The postal service employs a robust and proven process to ensure proper handling and delivery of all election mail, including ballots.”
Frum says according to USPS data, the average delivery time within the Medford zip code areas is less than two days, as is the window of time between Medford and Portland.
