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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-democrats-usps/us-postal-chaos-prompts-democrats-to-reassess-mail-ballot-plan-idUSKCN25F1BQ
Interesting article on US Mail system...whether it can cope with the
huge expected increase in voting via the mail due to the pandemic...and
the recent cuts in budget and services. Becoming like a third world
country more and more...
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(Reuters) - Turmoil at the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is causing some
Democrats and local election officials to rethink their vote-by-mail
strategies for November’s presidential election, shifting emphasis to
drop boxes and early voting that bypass the post office.
FILE PHOTO: An individual deposits letters into a U.S. Postal Service
(USPS) collection mailbox in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., August
14, 2020. REUTERS/Rachel Wisniewski
The 2020 contest promises to be the nation’s largest test of voting by
mail. But U.S. President Donald Trump’s relentless, unsubstantiated
attacks on mail balloting, along with cost-cutting that has delayed mail
service nationwide, have sown worry and confusion among many voters.
Democratic officials who just weeks ago were touting their dominance in
mail balloting during a recent rash of primaries are now cautioning
supporters of presidential challenger Joe Biden to be wary. Operatives
in battleground states, including Pennsylvania, are particularly
concerned about ballots arriving too late to count for the Nov. 3 election.
“We are considering telling voters that if they haven’t mailed out their
complete ballot by Oct. 15, don’t bother. Instead, vote in person or
drop off the ballot” at an elections office, said Joe Foster, the
chairman of the Democratic Party in Montgomery County, the most populous
of Philadelphia’s suburban counties. “We want to make sure every vote
counts.”
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