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SheltieLover

(57,073 posts)
Sat Aug 15, 2020, 09:52 AM Aug 2020

Report: UPS, FedEx shoot down idea of delivering mail-in ballots

https://www.localmemphis.com/mobile/article/news/nation-world/ups-fedex-mail-ballot-delivery/507-81e8cce3-ec73-441c-b110-819dacc576ef

Can UPS and FedEx handle delivering millions of mail-in ballots, as some have floated? In addition to legal hurdles, there are logistical ones

Author: TEGNA
Published: 12:36 AM CDT August 15, 2020
Updated: 12:47 AM CDT August 15, 2020
FedEx and UPS have reportedly shot down calls that they should deliver mail-in ballots this November amid growing concerns the U.S. Postal Service won't be able to handle it. USPS is warning all states of delays that could lead to millions of Americans not having their vote counted.

Radio host and author David Rothkopf floated the idea on Twitter that UPS and FedEx had an opportunity to step in.

More at link. I know this issue has been posted, but we must keep it front & center, imo.
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Report: UPS, FedEx shoot down idea of delivering mail-in ballots (Original Post) SheltieLover Aug 2020 OP
Of course they did. No contract. No way they can hit all those doors. underpants Aug 2020 #1
Right! SheltieLover Aug 2020 #2

underpants

(182,877 posts)
1. Of course they did. No contract. No way they can hit all those doors.
Sat Aug 15, 2020, 09:55 AM
Aug 2020

They can’t hit every door every day. That’s why the USPS is contracted by them on a daily basis.

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