Senate Democrat calls for end of recess amid warning about mail-in ballot delays

[RandySF]

Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), the chair of Senate Democrats’ campaign arm, called for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to cut the August recess short over warnings that mail-in ballots this November may not arrive in time for the election.

Cortez Masto, who heads the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC), cited a warning from the United States Postal Services (USPS) about "inconsistencies" between its delivery service and state deadlines for receiving and counting mail-in ballots ahead of an anticipated spike in mail-in voting this year in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic.

“It’s unacceptable that in the United States of America, the Postal Service has to warn Americans that their ballots may not be counted if they vote by mail,” Cortez Masto said in a statement released by the DSCC. “Mitch McConnell should end recess, return to Washington, and work to pass the bipartisan emergency funding needed to provide urgent economic relief, combat this pandemic, and ensure the Postal Service can operate in a safe and timely manner.”

The call from Cortez Masto comes amid a flood of warnings from Democrats that changes implemented under USPS Postmaster General Louis DeJoy will impact delivery times and possibly hinder the timely delivery of mail-in ballots later this year.

Among the changes he’s implemented are adjusting delivery policies and reassigning the pair of officials in charge of day-to-day



https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/512161-senate-democrats-campaign-arm-calls-for-end-of-recess-after-warnings-over

[dalton99a]

1. If there is ever a good reason for Congress to skip their vacation

[spanone]

2. One?

[Thekaspervote]

3. Keep the pressure on..beginning to signs they will have to cave on funding for the USPS

[SheltieLover]

4. Yes, but

Is there time to replace sorting machines destroyed?

[RockRaven]

5. Part of McConnell's motive in taking the recess is to make any action Congress takes

too late to fix the damage before election day.

I think even once they come back they won't do anything -- this is what the Repukes have long wanted, it's been the work of decades to get to this point -- but on the off chance they actually feel enough pressure to do something, they are going to make damn sure the something is ineffective.