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USPS Ordered to Increase Late Trips for Election Mail
A USPS truck drives in Crockett, Calif., on Aug. 17. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News)
A federal judge ordered Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to immediately begin authorizing more late delivery trips after an earlier injunction against the U.S. Postal Service’s disruptive operational changes failed to improve performance before the Nov. 3 election.
October 28, 2020In Mail-In Vote Dispute, USPS Argues It Makes No Delivery Guarantees
(Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg News)
Delivery delays during an election can’t be unlawful, because the Constitution doesn’t guarantee states any particular level of service when it comes to mail-in ballots, the U.S. Postal Service told a federal judge.
October 27, 2020USPS Ordered to Restore High-Speed Machines for Election Mail
(Bing Guan/Bloomberg News)
A federal judge ordered the U.S. Postal Service to restore high-speed mail-sorting machines at any facilities that are unable to process first-class election mail quickly enough — a major concern for states as the postal agency continues to struggle with service performance.
October 23, 2020States Lose Fight to Get USPS Outside Monitor for Election Mail
A postal worker loads a delivery vehicle at the post office in Cranberry Township, Pa. (Gene J. Puskar/Associated Press)
States that claim changes by the U.S. Postal Service will threaten mail-in voting failed again to get an independent monitor appointed to observe the agency’s compliance with a court order.
October 22, 2020USPS Still Not Processing Election Mail Fast Enough, States Say
A USPS carrier gets into her truck to deliver mail in Philadelphia in May. (Matt Rourke/Associated Press)
The U.S. Postal Service still isn’t processing election mail on time, even after being ordered by judges to halt disruptive changes like banning worker overtime and late delivery trips, Pennsylvania’s attorney general said.
October 20, 2020USPS: Election Is at Risk Over Conflicting Injunctions
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy speaks during a House Oversight and REform Committee hearing on Aug. 24. (Tom Williams/Pool via AP)
The delivery of election mail could be disrupted by operational changes arising from competing national court orders, the U.S. Postal Service warned.
October 6, 2020US Judge Orders Stop to USPS Cuts, Echoing Others
A person drops applications for mail-in ballots into a mailbox in Omaha, Neb., on Aug. 18. (Nati Harnik/Associated Press)
A federal judge in Philadelphia joined others Sept. 28 in ordering a halt to recent Postal Service cuts that critics say are causing mail delays and threatening the integrity of the presidential election.
September 28, 2020DeJoy Says Postal Workers Could Abuse Election Overtime Order
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy testifies during a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on Aug. 24.
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy told a judge that a court order directing the U.S. Postal Service to reinstate overtime to ensure speedy delivery of mail-in ballots for the Nov. 3 election could be abused by workers.
September 28, 2020DeJoy Tells Judge Mail-Sorting Machines Can’t Be Reassembled
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy listens during a House committee hearing on Aug. 24. (Tom Williams/Bloomberg News)
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy told a judge the U.S. Postal Service can’t reassemble the hundreds of high speed mail-sorting machines that were taken apart this year, a project that more than a dozen states allege was intended to undermine the upcoming election.
September 24, 2020N.Y. Judge: Postal Service Must Process Election Mail in Timely Manner
USPS mail collection boxes sit outside a post office in Burbank, Calif. (Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg News)
The U.S. Postal Service must live up to its responsibilities to timely process election mail by treating it as a priority, a New York judge ordered Sept. 21, adding that the agency’s workers should be permitted to make extra deliveries and work overtime near the November presidential election.
September 21, 2020