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Mail Ballots are Being Thrown Out
Blame the post office
Clickbait. Yes, I know, but I got your attention, didn’t I? And mail ballots are being thrown out, just not for the reason you might suspect.
Very longtime readers may recall me railing in the past about the post office since Trump installed his loyalists there. Among other horrors, mail delivery times have significantly slowed meaning lifesaving medications are being held up and baby chicks are dying.
The new standard for first-class mail has gone from 3-day delivery to 5-day delivery with less expensive mail service taking even longer.
So what does this have to do with mail ballots being thrown out?
Simple. The post office is taking so damn long to move mail that they are delivering completed ballots to the local election commissions after the deadlines for receipt. Keep in mind that most people don’t wait until the last minute to mail their ballots and most states accept ballots that are postmarked on Election Day a few days to a week after that date.
So, just imagine how long it is taking the post office to move mail within a single town. It’s not like the ballots have to go from one end of the country to another by a certain date. It’s literally delivering envelopes across town or just down the street. We’re talking a…
