Oregon elections officials meet with USPS after delays reported in some ballot returns
Oregon elections officials met with representatives from the United States Postal Service on Thursday morning, after concerns emerged that some post offices across the state were delaying delivery of completed ballots sent by mail.
“In no uncertain terms, they have said, ‘We will fix this. This should not be happening,’” said Molly Woon, the state’s elections director. “We continue to have complete faith in the vote-by-mail system.” While Woon acknowledged that filled-out ballots have been delayed in reaching elections offices in Lincoln, Douglas and possibly other counties, she said those delays will not impact timeliness of results in the May 21 primary election if postal officials follow through on their promise.
At issue appears to be how some post offices are processing ballots under a 5-year-old law that ensures the state — not voters — pays the tab for postage.
Under that system, most completed ballots are sent via business reply mail, a service that doesn’t require a voter to supply a stamp. Instead county elections offices are responsible for paying the postage fee.
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