The U.S. Postal Service is confident it can once again deliver election mail in a timely manner despite increased delays in many parts of the country, seeking to assuage lawmaker concerns by promising to delay its reform efforts until after Nov. 5.
USPS will again institute “extraordinary measures” to ensure ballots are sent out and returned quickly, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy told a panel of the House Appropriations Committee on Thursday, which include special actions agency employees must take to identify and expedite ballot delivery.
The measures will begin Oct. 21 and consist of extra deliveries and collections, special pickups, expanded hours at processing plants, Sunday collections and visual checks of various points for ballots. USPS is also conducting daily sweeps at its facilities for ballots and ensuring postmarks for any piece of mail identified as a ballot.