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Nearly half of the votes in the last presidential election were cast by mail1 and voters who plan to use this option later this year need to have confidence that their vote will be counted. But with Trump-appointed Postmaster General Louis DeJoy still the head of the U.S. Postal Service, implementing a plan that is slowing down mail delivery, it’s up to us to protect vote by mail from DeJoy’s attacks.
Click here to write to the USPS Inspector General, the USPS Board of Directors, and the Postal Regulatory Commission to protect vote by mail from Louis DeJoy’s reckless plan to slow down and privatize the Postal Service by slashing USPS jobs and closing sorting centers across the country.
TAKE ACTIONAs soon as DeJoy took over at the USPS, he slowed down the mail.2 Today, the mail is slower than it was in 2020.3
The U.S. Senate recently held hearings about how these slowdowns could impact our elections―in particular DeJoy’s strategy of consolidating mail sorting, resulting in many states including the toss-up state of Nevada, shipping their mail out of state to be sorted.
As Senators Jacky Rosen and Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada stated, “sending over one hundred thousand mail-in-ballots from Nevada to California before they are sent back to Northern Nevada is extremely concerning to election officials in the state.”4
Additionally, Senator Bernie Sanders led a letter with 20 of his Senate colleagues expressing “significant concerns about the timely delivery” of mail under DeJoy’s leadership including prescription medication, local mail, and mail-in ballots.5
We’re working to ensure every eligible voter is able to cast their ballot in this critical presidential election. Click here to take action and protect vote by mail from Louis DeJoy.
Thank you,
Deborah Weinstein
Executive Director, CHN Action
[1] Method of voting in federal elections
[2] US Postal Service hit with lawsuit over DeJoy’s plan to slow delivery of first-class mail
[3] Virginia has the worst mail service in the country, by far. We figured out why.
[4] Bipartisan Opposition Fails to Deliver, USPS Announces Move Of Reno Mail Processing To California
[5] NEWS: Sanders and 20 Colleagues Send Letter to Postmaster General DeJoy Demanding Protection of Jobs and Mail Delivery
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