USPS Review Finds Decrease In On-Time Election Mail Delivery Since 2018 | Talking Points Memo

The Postal Service’s internal watchdog found an decrease in on-time delivery of election and political mail in a review earlier this year, the results of which were published Tuesday, underlining fears that a sharp uptick in mail-in voting may end up disenfranchising some voters this November.


This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1330035

“…the Postal Service will undertake “herculean efforts” to ensure that ballots meet state deadlines.”

Hard to do that if USPS is being sabotaged by Postmaster DeJoy and his newly appointed cronies! After all, DeJoy is poised to profit with the downfall of the USPS, not to mention his Orange Master can cheat his way to re-election!

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Next up, thousands of voters complain that their postmarks on November 2, 2020 read “November 4, 2020”…

IF YOU MAIL YOUR VOTE, CHECK THE POSTMARK. DO IT FROM THE POST OFFICE AND DO NOT LET THEM TAKE IT, POSTMARK IT AND THROW IT IN THE PILE WITHOUT YOU ASKING TO SEE THE MARK THEY PUT ON IT.

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starwarsmailboxresistance

Me (MI)…I’m putting mine in the drop box early in front of the building where the city clerk and his office will take it directly in to be counted on election day. Fuck DeJoy. If he ends up in prison garb it’ll still be too good for him when all this is over. Someone should tell these fuckers that they will be deemed criminals when all is said and done. Donnie Dumbshit won’t be able to help them then.

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Since I’m 65, I’m eligible to vote by mail. I live in a San Antonio, Texas and don’t trust the mail in process. I decided to vote during the early voting period. I’d rather mask up and stand 6ft apart than risk the known mail failures in my city.

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I thought I would provide an excerpt here from a Wisconsin government website that details a few things about Absentee ballots. Everyone should be able to find equivalent information for their own states.
https://elections.wi.gov/node/7039

Early September 2020: On September 1, the WEC will be mailing information about voting in November to approximately 2.6 million registered Wisconsin voters who have not already requested an absentee ballot. (See attached.) The information packet will include an absentee request form and a postage-paid reply envelope. Wolfe encouraged voters who choose to vote absentee to request their ballot as soon as possible, whether online or by mail.

September 17, 2020: This is the deadline for Wisconsin’s city, village and town clerks to mail absentee ballots for November 3 to registered voters with requests on file. At 47 days before the election, Wisconsin gives its voters significantly more time to receive and return their ballots than most other states.

October 14, 2020: Your last chance to register by mail or online. Visit https://myvote.wi.gov to complete the registration process in minutes or find your municipal clerk’s mailing address.

October 15 to November 1, 2020: During this closed registration period, you must register to vote in your municipal clerk’s office or at a satellite voting location run by your municipal clerk.

October 20, 2020: The first day that municipal clerks may offer in-person absentee voting in their office or a satellite location. Start dates and office hours vary by municipality. Please visit https://myvote.wi.gov to find your municipal clerk office’s contact information and learn more about absentee voting in-person for the upcoming election.

It is my intention to fill out my ballot shortly after receiving it, take my completed ballot down to my city clerk, call the clerk’s office, wait for the clerk (or designee) to come outside, place the ballot in a mutually observable location while maintaining social distance, back away and observe the clerk (or designee) pick up the ballot, and observe the clerk (or designee) re-enter their office building. You might want to consider a similar tactic if possible. As much as I like the USPS, I don’t trust Trump’s cronies because they’re doing their best to fuck up the works, so I’m not relying on the US Snail.