Post office cutbacks. More voter Suppression? Perhaps at least in Oregon it is! [View all]

[cascadiance]

And perhaps nationwide as more people try to vote by absentee mail voting as senior citizens, students, those looking to avoid voting by voting machines, etc.

In Oregon where we only have vote by mail, it could affect whether last minute ballots can get processed appropriately if Saturday mail office hours or delivery are affected, as well as a number of offices being closed.

More conjectures on its effects on November elections here...

http://www.oregonlive.com/mapes/index.ssf/2012/01/post_office_cuts_could_slow_or.html

Perhaps now that Oregon has a majority both in the state house and senate here this coming term, we should perhaps have some Oregon laws address this issue to ensure that Oregon's elections are minimally effected by post office changes that are headed our way (perhaps have some alternate delivery mechanisms or provide Oregon postal workers added hours paid for by the state during election time, etc.).