An investigation found most letters were postmarked a day or two after mailing, raising questions about what could happen to ballots mailed on Election Day.

Ballot deliveries are on time, secure, U.S. Postal Service says
Ballots are being delivered securely and on time ahead of the Nov. 3 election, according to the U.S. Postal Service.
We mailed 100 letters across Oregon. Only 14 were postmarked same day. Why that matters for your ballot
Only 14 of the 100 letters received a same-day postmark. Another 85 were postmarked one or two days later. One envelope arrived without a postmark at all.

"Ballot Rejections Soared in Rural Counties After USPS Reduced Mail Service" #ELB
ProPublica: In early August, election workers north of Spokane, Washington, went across the street to the post office to check for late mail-in ballots. It was three days after the primary and they were expecting no more than a few … Continue reading “Ballot Rejections Soared in Rural Counties After USPS Reduced Mail Service” →

Delayed delivery of mail-in ballots concerns voters; postal service increases oversight
Did you mail a completed ballot back to the elections office in the Florida Keys? Have you checked online to confirm it’s been received and your votes

Union leader says Postal Service investigating undelivered mail ballots in Lancaster, Dauphin counties
U.S. Postal Service investigators are trying to discern why at least four completed mail ballots put in the mail by voters in Lancaster and Dauphin counties were returned to them

Salt Lake County Clerk investigating mail, including ballots, missing from mailboxes
Salt Lake County is investigating after mail, including ballots, went missing from mailboxes in a Millcreek neighborhood, County Clerk Lannie Chapman said.Noell
North Carolina mail-in ballot restrictions to remain through midterms, judge rules
A federal judge ruled Monday that North Carolina is permitted to keep its strict mail-in ballot rules in place for November’s election, which were changed just before ballots were mailed in September.

Rejected Ballots Skyrocketed in Five States Thanks to USPS
A new report reveals that the U.S. Postal Service is threatening the integrity of mail-in voting in rural areas.
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