U.S. election officials again claim widespread delivery problems with the country’s mail system could cause election delays and disenfranchise voters.
Claims of delayed mail processes that could impact the election have been used in the past—especially during the 2020 election—to obtain court orders or executive action to extend the early voting window or allow ballots received well after election day to be counted.
In a letter to U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, the officials claim issues they say happened during the recent primary elections were “not one-off mistakes or a problem with specific facilities.
Similar claims were made by federal, state, and local election officials in the lead to the 2020 presidential election, though no significant delays occurred.
Instead, it demonstrates a pervasive lack of understanding and enforcement of USPS policies among its employees.” ‘ “We implore you to take immediate and tangible corrective action to address the ongoing performance issues with USPS election mail service,” the letter reads before adding: “Failure to do so will risk limiting voter participation and trust in the election process.” The two organizations behind the letter are the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) and the National Association of State Election Directors (NASED).
Over the last several years, a series of court rulings found that many of these extensions and emergency changes in state election laws without the legislature’s approval were done unconstitutionally.
The former’s election committee comprises some of the country’s most partisan Secretaries of State, including Adrian Fontes.
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