{"id":2214518,"date":"2024-04-06T16:33:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-06T20:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/voters-express-concern-over-mail-in-ballots-after-major-postal-office-delays\/"},"modified":"2024-04-06T16:38:26","modified_gmt":"2024-04-06T20:38:26","slug":"voters-express-concern-over-mail-in-ballots-after-major-postal-office-delays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/voters-express-concern-over-mail-in-ballots-after-major-postal-office-delays\/","title":{"rendered":"Voters worry about mail-in ballots due to significant postal service delays"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvoters-express-concern-over-mail-in-ballots-after-major-postal-office-delays%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2214518&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Voters are concerned\u200d about \u200bUSPS delays ahead of the 2024 \u2062election,\u200d particularly regarding mail-in ballots&#8217; timely arrival. Despite USPS reassurances of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-memorial-to-13-u-s-service-members-killed-in-kabul-terror-attack-vandalized\/\" title=\"Police: Memorial to 13 U.S. Service Members Killed In Kabul Terror Attack Vandalized\">proper handling<\/a> and delivery, service interruptions over the past six months led to\u200b performance issues. Delays, impacting metropolitan areas, caused problems like\u2062 invalidated medical tests and disrupted travel plans. USPS \u200cis undergoing changes aiming to \u200cenhance efficiency and\u2063 competitiveness.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Voters have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/2631493\/mail-in-voting-needs-reform\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>expressed concern<\/a> over the speed of the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/usps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>United States Postal Service<\/a>, which has seen significant delays in recent months, as the country prepares for the<a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> 2024 presidential election.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The voters are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/australian-government-support-crashes-amid-djokovic-fiasco\/\" title=\"Australian Government Support Crashes amid Djokovic Fiasco\">largely concerned<\/a> about the speed of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/2945256\/d-for-usps-delivering-for-america-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>mail-in ballots<\/a>, and whether they would arrive at their destinations in time to be counted. However, the U.S. Postal Service said it would use \u201ca robust and proven process to ensure proper handling and delivery of all Election Mail, including ballots,\u201d for November.<\/p>\n<p>USPS also apologized for the service interruptions and delays seen in the past six months, which have been attributed to a roof collapse, the transition to new processing equipment, and \u201cexecutional complications arising from operational transitions.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe readily acknowledge and regret that there have been service performance issues in several major metropolitan areas in the past six months,\u201d USPS said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/major-mail-delivery-delays-raise-concerns-voting-2024-elections-rcna146479\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>statement<\/a> to NBC News. \u201cIn each of these site-specific disruptions, we have moved quickly to understand the local issue and stabilize the situation. As a result, service performance is improving or has returned to expected performance in these local communities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>From October through December of 2023, 87% of first-class, two-day mail arrived on time nationwide, a decrease of 2.5% from the previous year, according to NBC News. For mail that was supposed to take three to five business days, only 70% arrived on time, which was a drastic decrease of 11 percentage points.<\/p>\n<p>The delays come as the postal service is undergoing a major overhaul that will eventually funnel all packages and letters through a joint network of 60 distribution centers. The overhaul is also expected to reduce costs, make the postal service more competitive with other services like Amazon, and improve its efficiency.<\/p>\n<p>The slow downs largely impact metropolitan areas, and have forced hundreds of veterans in <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/virginia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Virginia<\/a> to have their colon cancer screening tests invalidated after the results took months to arrive by mail.<a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/georgia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> In Georgia, <\/a>one college student had to miss a trip to <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ghana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Ghana<\/a> because their passport took a month to arrive, despite paying extra for the two-day shipping. And in <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/texas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Texas<\/a>, one woman had to rent a wedding dress for her own wedding because the one she purchased was stuck at a postal facility. <\/p>\n<p>The delays have even prompted members of <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Congress<\/a> to chime in and demand a stop to any additional changes to the postal service.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe nature of USPS\u2019s network changes has now raised significant concerns including the potential for degraded rural service due to fewer facilities, delayed delivery of election mail that would be processed at out-of-state facilities, and critical health information such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pfizer-moderna-looking-into-escape-variant-vaccines-and-boosters-as-omicron-sparks-concern\/\" title=\"Pfizer, Moderna Looking Into \u2018Escape Variant\u2019 Vaccines And Boosters As Omicron Sparks Concern\">laboratory tests<\/a> not being processed same-day due to decreased transportation trips,\u201d Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) said in a letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peters.senate.gov\/newsroom\/press-releases\/peters-presses-postal-service-for-answers-on-potential-changes-to-delivery-network\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>last month.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>State and city officials have encouraged voters to use alternative forms of voting, such as dropping off their ballots in person, or via drop boxes that are placed in major cities. Voters could also cast their ballots early in order to give their ballots more time to arrive. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI understand that these issues extend beyond mere inconvenience; they represent a fundamental threat to our democracy,\u201d Richmond General Registrar Keith Balmer said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RVA_Votes\/status\/1762149536686854625\/photo\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>blog<\/a> post on Feb. 26.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Washington Examiner has reached out to the postal service for comment. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the U.S. gears up for the 2024 presidential election, voters are troubled by delays in the postal service. Concerns surround the timely delivery of mail-in ballots, raising worries about their counting eligibility<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2643,"featured_media":2214519,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24088072384265-1024x591.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2214518","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24088072384265-1024x591.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2214518","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2643"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2214518"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2214518\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2214519"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2214518"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2214518"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2214518"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}