Drop It Off In Person: Today, USPS Deadline To Mail Ballots, But Voters Not To Rely On DeJoy-Led PS
'Drop It Off. Drop It Off. Drop It Off': USPS Deadline to Mail Ballots Is Today, But Voters Urged Not to Rely on DeJoy-Led Postal Service. "Don't put it in the mail. Not at this point. If you can drop it off in person, drop it off in person." Common Dreams, Oct. 27, 2020.
The U.S. Postal Service has recommended that absentee voters mail in their ballots by Tuesday at the very latest to ensure they arrive by Election Day and are eligible to be counted. But advocates are imploring Americans who have not yet sent in their ballots to steer clear of the mail if possible and drop them off in person to avoid getting caught up in the ongoing delays caused by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy—a recommendation made even more urgent by the Supreme Court's refusal late Monday to allow an extension of Wisconsin's absentee ballot deadline.
"Very important: today is deadline USPS recommends for sending back your mail ballot to make sure it's counted. Better yet, drop it off if you can."—Ari Berman, Mother Jones
- Official ballot box drop off for the 2020 elections for the Los Angeles County Registrar in Norwalk, Ca.
The high court is also set to rule on deadline extensions in Pennsylvania and North Carolina, with the conservative majority given a potentially decisive boost by the confirmation of Justice Amy Coney Barrett Monday night. While ballot arrival deadlines vary by state, the majority of states require that absentee ballots be received by election officials no later than November 3. Louisiana and Vermont require that ballots arrive by November 2.
Voters who have no option but to mail their ballots should do so as soon as possible, advocates said. For those who need help finding a place to submit their ballots in person, Vote.org has a dropbox locator tool. "Given persistent USPS delays (it takes an average of 10 days for a letter to be delivered in Wisconsin), I would urge voters to drop off their mail ballots or vote in person rather than risk mail ballot not being counted because USPS didn't deliver by Election Day."
Suzanne Almeida, interim executive director of the advocacy group Common Cause Pennsylvania, echoed Berman's advice. "Don't put it in the mail. Not at this point," Almeida told Bloomberg. "We're at that point where if you can drop it off in person, drop it off in person."..Postal workers have done their best to keep up delivery standards—sometimes defying orders from leadership in the process—but delays caused by DeJoy's sweeping sabotage of the USPS have continued in the run-up to next week's election...
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