With Election Day only 7 days off, officials warn that any ballots mailed after Oct. 27 night not be received in time to count.
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Another judge joins those ordering Postal Service to end cuts that delay mail
The Maine attorney general was among those joining Pennsylvania in the lawsuit.
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Judge: Postal Service must process election mail on time
Last week, another judge said 14 states made a ‘strong showing’ that the Trump administration was using the Postal Service ‘as a tool in partisan politics.’
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Postal chief Louis DeJoy has long leveraged connections, dollars
His name was added to a list of contenders by a U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors member acting on behalf on a former Republican National Committee chairman.
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Mainers cite postal failures, worries ahead of November election
Across the state, customers tell of late or lost letters and packages as scrutiny of the U.S. Postal Service mounts amid a global pandemic and before the presidential vote.
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Maine postal workers take issue with postmaster general’s testimony
Workers blame Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s changes to the Postal Service for delivery delays, and say they are prepared to deliver a surge of mail-in ballots for the Nov. 3 election.
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Postal chief defends changes, denies ‘sabotaging’ election
Acknowledging an expected surge in mail-in ballots because of the coronavirus pandemic, Louis DeJoy said voters should mail back their ballots at least 7 days before the election.
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Postal chief warns voters to request, return ballots early
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is warning that voters should request mail-in ballots at least 15 days before the Nov. 3 election.
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Emergency postal aid stalls as Trump administration rejects House-passed bill
White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows says the legislation ‘was not a serious bill’ and that he would meet with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi later Sunday.
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House passes bill to boost U.S. Postal Service amid Trump attacks
The bill would ban the removal of mail-sorting machines and public mailboxes, reverse operational changes that could delay service and require all official election mail to be considered ‘first class.’