Major USPS Changes Could Hamper Vote-By-Mail At The Worst Possible Time

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(Talking Points Memo) Election officials who were already facing major challenges in making voting accessible operations during the pandemic were thrown a new curveball this week.

Mail service could be slowed down in coming months, as part of a campaign to overhaul the U.S. Postal Service launched by new agency leadership appointed by President Trump.

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In interviews with TPM, election officials, vote-by-mail experts, and mail vendors outlined ways the proposed changes negatively impact the vote-by-mail process, which is being adopted in record numbers across the country amid the COVID-19 outbreak.

They provided several scenarios in which the refusal to let USPS employees work overtime — the main driver of the changes being described — could lead to voters being disenfranchised.

“It’s really a concern. The Trump administration is looking at the Post Office as a business. It’s not a business, it’s a critical public service,” Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos told TPM.

Making The System ‘Susceptible To Issues’

Internal documents reported by the Washington Post describe a new culture being ushered where, in an effort to cut costs, overtime work would be vehemently discouraged. This means employees should leave mail behind if continuing to process those pieces would put them behind their schedule for deliveries.

“One aspect of these changes that may be difficult for employees is that.- temporarily – we may see mail left behind or mail on the workroom floor or docks (in P&DCs), which is not typical,” one document said, which described the changes as being implemented “immediately.”

In practice, that means some mail could take an extra day or even longer to be delivered.

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[2naSalit]

1. That's the point. ...nt

[idziak4ever1234]

2. Sounds like something that would happen in Uzbekistan

[Hekate]

3. That would be the whole freaking point

Wouldn’t it?

[TheCowsCameHome]

4. We just received our vote by mail forms today.

I'm not sure that I want to go that route knowing what these sleazebags might try to do.

[onetexan]

6. Damn. Hubby & i will be voting in person in Nov. even if i have to be exposed to covid then.

I wana see this idiot kicked out of office collectively by sensible Americans.

[TheCowsCameHome]

22. Yes, there's that side of it, too.

I want to see the Trumplers standing outside holding their signs mere hours before the roof caves in on them.

[SheltieLover]

11. Make sure you don't have to do provisional ballot!

In TN, if you request mail in ballot, you may not hand deliver anywhere and if you later opt to vote in person, ballot is provisional (not likely to be counted!).

[bluestarone]

5. I will get our ballot and

HAND DELIVER IT TO the court house!! I will NOT take a chance on the mail delivery!

[SheltieLover]

9. Make sure that is allowed in your area

In TN, if you request mail ballot, you may not hand deliver ANYWHERE! 🤬

[bluestarone]

13. It is allowed!

Do it quite often!

[SheltieLover]

14. Must not be

A repuke shithole where you are.

[bluestarone]

17. LOL well it's REPUKE but (North Dakota)

NOT like the the Southern REPUKES states thank GOD! but (i sure wish we were DEMOCRATIC!)

[SheltieLover]

19. South is...

Well, a shithole. 🤣

At least Memphis region.

Glad you have better voting laws!

[bluestarone]

23. tRUMPASS gets his way we will ALL be

In the same boat!! We have to KICK HIS ASS in NOV> along with all the RETHUGS in the senate!

[SheltieLover]

25. You bet!!!

[uponit7771]

7. See, Trump doesn't have to call off the election etc just make it harder for him to lose and if some

... one took it to the USSC they USSC could take forever deciding on the case.

This is horrible

[CentralMass]

8. In Oregon I always drop mine off. Let's hope that the ballots get delivered on time.

[soryang]

10. For anything important

i've been using the priority mail for a few months now because the regular mail service has become unreliable. the problem is i have to go inside a small post office in the neighborhood, and people don't comply very well with the distancing and mask requirements.

[SheltieLover]

12. Me too!

With recipient signature confirmation upon delivery. About $10.

[Takket]

15. moral of the story...... don't take a long time to send your ballot in

[bluestarone]

18. TRUE WORDS here!

I do worry about LOST BALLOTS though!

[SheltieLover]

20. Absolutely!

"Lost" ballots a big concern!

[Takket]

24. see if your state can track it..........

i live in michigan and sent in my primary ballot. the township has already marked it as "received" so i know they got it.

see if your state does the same........

[SheltieLover]

26. Good idea!

But, if "lost," then likely provisional required. 🤬

I will do early voting next week for Aug primary. Never crowded.

[CousinIT]

16. That's what the changes are designed to do. n/t

[Hoyt]

21. So, don't wait until the last minute to request and submit your mail ballot, or carry

to a drop box.

[SheltieLover]

27. If drop box allowed

No such thing in TN. Mail in ballot must be mailed in. 🤬

[not_the_one]

28. We have been pinning our hopes on "vote by mail", so what does the turd do?

Appoint Louis DeJoy as his new USPS postmaster general "fixer", just like BarBar is his DOJ fixer. You don't think they can do it? How many times have thought THAT, only to get our face rubbed into him DOING it?

Putin has the electronic votes covered, and DeJoy has the mail-in votes covered.

We HAVE to be able to know what is happening on election day.

I say we make it a party, EVERYONE wear BLUE, PHOTO/VIDEO EVERYTHING, and if the results don't pass the smell test, hit the streets Wednesday, surrounding the White House. Initiate a national strike to bring this country to a halt.

Until then make sure the turd KNOWS he is going down. He can't handle defeat.

He is fulfilling Putin's final orders. Chaos and destruction.

If he KNOWS we won't let him steal it, he'll run, tail tucked between his legs. 'Cause the military is NOT going to support him.

[Cha]

29. I got my Primary mail in ballot yesterday.. that's how we're

doing here in Hawaii.

[Cha]

30. KICK