Amid Concerns, Postmaster General Says USPS Is Ready for Election Season

Amid questions over timely mail-in ballot delivery, U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has assured state and local election officials that the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is prepared for the November general election. In a letter to the National Association of State Election Directors and the National Association of Secretaries of State, DeJoy addressed concerns about USPS performance as Election Day approaches. DeJoy was replying to a Sept. 11 letter he received from the two associations outlining their concerns. Those concerns included properly addressed election mail being returned—which could automatically cause voters to be designated as inactive and create chaos when they show up at the polls—and mail-in ballots being postmarked on time but arriving days after the deadline to be counted....