We’re less than three months away from election day and it appears some USPS facilities aren’t following proper procedures for election mail.
The U.S. Postal Service’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) confirmed in a new audit released last month that many USPS facilities are lacking efficiency and accountability. That’s not something people hope to hear during an election year.
Last November, the OIG started on a self-initiated audit of “Election Mail Readiness for the 2024 General Election.” According to the report, 15 mail processing facilities and 35 delivery units across 13 states and Puerto Rico were selected to be evaluated during primary elections this year in the months of February and March. There were some major areas of concern identified from the audit.
Hans von Spakovsky, Senior Legal Fellow at the Heritage Foundation and Manager of the Election Law Reform Initiative, said too many facilities are experiencing delays and poor handling of election-related mail.