[HN Gopher] US Postal Service delays threaten to disrupt electio...
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       US Postal Service delays threaten to disrupt election voting,
       officials say
        
       Author : howard941
       Score  : 13 points
       Date   : 2024-09-11 20:51 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
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 (TXT) w3m dump (www.theguardian.com)
        
       | 97s wrote:
       | I mail products every day through USPS just like a million other
       | businesses. We resend about 1/25 packages every single day due to
       | it being indefinitely delayed beyond some reasonable time line.
       | We just eat the loss and move on, USPS is absolute disaster right
       | now. I didn't even think about voting mail in ballots. That is
       | going to be a major problem if the vote is close.
        
         | WarOnPrivacy wrote:
         | > We resend about 1/25 packages every single day due to it
         | being indefinitely delayed beyond some reasonable time line.
         | 
         | I've found USPS to be like the VA. They're excellent for us
         | (W.Cent.FL). Other regions have horror stories.
         | 
         | Most of my USPS stories are very positive. The 1 or 2
         | protracted issues were resolved well - even if the gears ground
         | somewhat slowly.
         | 
         | One of my clients is a web retailer. I grabbed a quick look at
         | their shipment notifications back to June and didn't spot any
         | USPS delivery issues. It's all small parcels so maybe that's a
         | factor.
        
       | nicwolff wrote:
       | How the hell is Louis DeJoy still the Postmaster General?
        
         | howard941 wrote:
         | You'll have to ask the Board of Governors of the USPS. DeJoy
         | answers to them.
        
       | lxgr wrote:
       | Great stuff.
       | 
       | Beyond the obviously concerning impact in the US domestically,
       | I'm mail voting in my own country's elections, and this year will
       | probably mark the second election I'll miss because of the USPS's
       | current state.
        
       | proc0 wrote:
       | Great, and then there will be no way to certify or validate the
       | chain of custody when they're counted. This all adds to people
       | not trusting elections, and it's crazy this isn't top priority.
        
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