Headline Roundup • September 12th, 2024
Bipartisan Group of Election Officials Raise Concerns Over Postal Service’s Capabilities
Elections,Bipartisanship,2024 Presidential Election,Mail-In Voting,Voting Rights And Voter Fraud,Politics
Summary from the AllSides News Team
A group of election officials voiced concerns on Wednesday over the United States Postal Service’s (USPS) capability of delivering mail-in ballots in an efficient and timely manner.
The Details: The nonpartisan National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS), which is made up almost equally of Democrats and Republicans, sent the head of the USPS a six-page letter saying they feared “lost or delayed election mail” has led to the disenfranchisement of some American voters.
For Context: The NASS emphasizes nonpartisanship as a core tenet, alternating its leadership between Democrats and Republicans.
Key Quotes: The letter says, “We implore you to take immediate and tangible corrective action to address the ongoing performance issues,” and that “failure to do so will risk limiting voter participation and trust in the election process.” The USPS said it is “committed to the timely and secure delivery of the nation’s Election Mail” and local and state election officials “have brought any issues to our attention, we have promptly addressed those concerns, and we will continue to do so.”
How The Media Covered It: Reuters (Center bias) included quotes from the USPS which reportedly said it delivered 99.89% of ballots within seven days in 2020. The New York Times (Lean Left bias) included that in 2020, USPS head Louis DeJoy’s proposed changes to the agency “led to an outcry from Democrats” and that he is a longtime Republican donor.
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Haiyun Jiang for The New York Times
A bipartisan group of election officials sounded the alarm on Wednesday about significant problems in the Postal Service in delivering mailed ballots, highlighting previous cases “in nearly every state” of ballots being delivered “well after Election Day.”
The National Association of Secretaries of State, a nonpartisan organization representing the top election officials in each state, wrote a letter to Louis DeJoy, the head of the Postal Service, saying that election officials had “raised serious questions” about “lost or delayed election mail” and other problems affecting the agency’s ability to deliver ballots...
REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
A group of about three dozen state and local election officials on Wednesday raised serious concerns about the U.S. Postal Service's ability to deliver millions of ballots for the 2024 presidential election.
The letter, from the National Association of State Election Directors and other state and local election officials, said election officials "have raised serious questions about processing facility operations, lost or delayed election mail, and front-line training deficiencies impacting USPS’s ability to deliver election mail in a timely and accurate manner."
ASON REDMOND/AFP via Getty Images
A group of state and local election officials voiced concerns Wednesday regarding the U.S. Postal Service’s (USPS) capacity to efficiently handle the delivery of millions of ballots for the 2024 presidential election.
The National Association of State Election Directors and other officials wrote a letter to U.S. Postal Service Postmaster Louis DeJoy expressing concerns about USPS’ operations, such as processing delays, lost or delayed election mail and insufficient training that could impact the timely and accurate delivery of election mail. The officials stated in the letter that mailed ballots, postmarked by the required...
