New Postmaster Hasn't Yet Met Election Officials About Mail-In Ballot Concerns

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NPR has learned that a bipartisan group of election officials requested to meet with the new postmaster general this week to discuss concerns about how recent cutbacks will affect mail-in voting in November. Their invitation has yet to be accepted.

, saying repeatedly that the Postal Service will not be able to handle the expected flood of absentee ballots without a large infusion of funds, which he opposes.

The Postal Service has also raised concerns by sending letters recently to a number of states, including Pennsylvania, warning that current deadlines for requesting and returning absentee ballots make it impossible to guarantee that the ballots will be delivered on time. These issues make it all the more urgent that the postmaster general meet with the secretaries of state, says David Becker, who runs the nonprofit Center for Election Innovation and Research.

 

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RonniLaurie A request? For discussions? He must be shaking in his boots!

bronwyn55294663 I would be afraid to be him.

who ever that bipartisan group is - they need to meet with the USPS governance board, they can fire DeJoy.

If you keep pushing the use of taxpayer money to bail out these idiots again we are going to have major problems!!!

All 50 states received notice IN MAY that they ended to adjust vomiting issues before the election, and all refused. Now they want a meeting they could have address MONTHS AGO for nothing but political theater. You media liars are pathetic

I practiced commercial law, so I am no constitutional scholar. But doesn’t defunding the post office and saying mail in ballots are ok in some state’s and not others violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Constition?

newscat44 Is Contempt of Congress a thing anymore?

Stop being so GD polite. End your recess, hold a hearing, and subpoena him already!

why the fuck are they asking. call that mofo on the congressional carpet.

Fire him!!!

cali_toad Time to move past the niceties and just get on with the subpoenas. From the House, and from state's attorneys general grand juries re interfering with the mail.

It would be great if RepKatiePorter could participate in the meeting.

Big chicken!

Invitation!?!?

Dejoy needs to DEpart.

TheRickWilson FireLouisDeJoy

inskeep THIS IS AN OUTRAGE! Postmaster must go, NOW! He is a Corrupt Trump stooge. Congress needs to act immediately.

Remembering better days... when wilfordbrimley was Postmaster_general on Seinfeld.

Sassycatz Bipartisan?

no more meetings. no more letters. get him out of there. what he’s doing is illegal and unconstitutional.

This is Trump led CONSPIRACY

pinkrocktopus GeneralStrike

TheRickWilson Why on earth would they want to meet with him? Waste of time. His intentions are clear. They should be taking their concerns to media if all kinds and especially local newspapers and radio stations.

Fuck invititing, subpoena his ass and throw him in jail if he doesn’t comply. The refusal to enforce the congressional subpoena has been the House’s greatest failure in the Trump era. SpeakerPelosi RepJerryNadler

Time to protest for justice, equality and PeaceAndSecurity 🕊 The GlobalRevolution has arrived

Take your ballot to the box!

TheRickWilson Haul his motherfucking ass into prison.

TheRickWilson Nothing in this administration has been done according to rules and regulations so If this so called Post Master General hasn’t made arrangements to meet then just show up .

TheKingCenter

HouseDemocrats 🤷🏻‍♀️

TheRickWilson 🙈🙉🙊

TheValuesVoter DeJoy is wasting USPS’ money and slowing delivering. ➡️ Removing automation and requiring employees to manually sort mail is NOT improving the USPS’ financial situation. ➡️ It costs millions to break down and move machines. ➡️ It costs more money to manually sort mail.

B12Business Send house security to escort him

Request? Invite? How about, get your ass in here now!!!!

TheRickWilson Don't invite, subpoena.

He should be arrested. Now.

FrecklesXX20 There is fuckery afoot. Just double checked my voter registration for California. Voted in the primaries. Didn’t move. No name change. Gone. Poof. Had to re-register. Do check yours tonight too.

TheRickWilson It’s sabotage. All out in the open. They’re cheaters.

TheRickWilson I believe sometimes is better to play with the same rhetoric, How about Democrats pass a bill that all Absentee Ballots have a paid return label by UPS? The postmaster will be way happy becouse his investment will make him richer, problem solve by Republican's standards

TheRickWilson Fuck that, call up the national guard and defend OUR rights with force if needed

Stop thinking institutions will save you people. Be prepared to go to the mat, abd get dirty. These bullies won’t bow up. They will buckle. traitors

kathsstewart because he is a coward

TheRickWilson Donald J. Trump aka BROKEN 45 has finally disavowed his country. The place of his birth. Or is it? Vote BLUE to rid the US and the world of this toxic waste dump. He's DANGEROUS & now we all KNOW it. He SAID it. YOU vote BLUE for YOUR family. NOT voting NOT an option. DROP BOX!

We have watched this show before. There will be a meeting and Republicans will come out and tell everyone things are great and they are satisfied with the explanations they heard. VOTE THEM OUT! BidenHarris2020Landslide

TheRickWilson He won’t respond. They all know what is happening. It’s a coup by the trumpers.

TheRickWilson The Postmaster General isn’t quite sure where his office is.

good. ... this sh*t with the USPS needs to be investigated before it gets completely out of control

TheRickWilson Invitation's in the mail. Postage due.

TheRickWilson Drag him in

All mail ballots will increase the odds of voter fraud.Every vote counts and voter fraud and ballot harvesting will be exceptionally easy in the 2020 election.Every vote counts,in 1910 the election for New York’s 36th Congressional District,was won by a Democrat by a single vote.

TheRickWilson Why don’t they subpoena his ass

2020Remove Requested. Requested? REQUESTED? GET IT TOGETHER!!!!!!!!!

TheRickWilson Louis LeJoy has every incentive to throw the 'election'. He will grab a plum post afterwards. He is going for it without any pretense.

2020Remove

TheRickWilson Question-Dodger, ally of Donald-Deaft-Dodger

TheRickWilson And also reported, DeJoy has been in regular contact with Trump, to the point Trump even lied about the meeting, yeah I know your shocked. Bottom line, the boss has his back,he could give 2 chits less. Would love to see some legal issues arise from this, post Trump.

TheRickWilson Corruption is why. This guy needs to go...and so does 45.

I have an idea for fair and safe voting...utilize the abandoned bank kiosks for drive through voting. No issues with the USPS and safer than in person voting.

TheRickWilson He needs to go to jail.

SpiroAgnewGhost Pffffft. The trump crime syndicate ignores Congressional subpoenas. Who thinks one of them is going to acknowledge a frickin' letter? Congress must take unilateral, veto-proof action and they need to do it NOW.

TheRickWilson Subpoena his ass

TheRickWilson Don't the actions of the PostmasterGeneral LouisDeJoy seem a bit like Treason to anyone else?

TheRickWilson Why don’t they want us to vote! Corrupt bastards!

TheRickWilson This person has to resign

TheRickWilson Invite him with a subpoena.

TheRickWilson Never will, now that he’s been exposed. Add one more connecting suite at the Trump Wing of a federal prison. The list is almost at full capacity!

Stace_RNresists Gotta get his lies ready!

Because Republicans fucking hate voters and democracy.

Don’t invite then. Subpoena!

haha

louisdejoy has at least $30m invested in UPS and JBHuntDrivers which are USPS competitors. Maybe the we should put some pressure on them? Sell the stock?

Why meet with clowns when ur trying to right a ship that has been taking on water for decades. Way to busy for that

uhhhhhh that should be a demand, not a request

Stace_RNresists Minion

Congressional subpoena.

John 4:25-26... Jesus is the Messiah. Isaiah 53:3-7 and Revelation 1:9-20.

There is a SEVERE lack of urgency on Congress's part. Letter? Request? Everyday this man is allowed to be in charge of USPS is another day a post office shortens its hours, closes its doors, or get neutered by having its machines removed. THIS IS CONSTITUTIONALLY PROTECTED.

Hearings and Subpeona now. These traitors won’t be honest and won’t show up. He should have to produce all changes he’s in-acted as well as any additional plans. He must Show analysis of what changes we’re supposed to accomplish, be hard on him now! SpeakerPelosi SenSchumer

LOL “invitation”

They have to do more!

zmanisles Can someone tell me when the USPS became the process of voting? It was not set up for being any part of the voting process. The fact is the USPs as valuable a service it provides can be dismantled at anytime and is not protected or mandated by the constitution.

He’s busy delivering Trumps absentee ballot for the Florida primary Tuesday DoubleStandard Biden2020 AbuseOfPower CriminalInChief

Bencjacobs Don't trust the sincerity of any Republican at this point. t-Rump Man-child has tainted the whole pool of those still in that party ❗

Evil. Traitor.

Bencjacobs FORGET THE MEETING. TAKE IT TO COURT. DEJOY IS INTERFERING IN A FEDERAL ELECTION BY USING THE USPS TO SUPPRESS THE VOTE. GET AN INJUNCTION NOW!!! PUT THE EQUIPMENT BACK IN THE USPS POST OFFICES AND THE BLUE BOXES BACK ON THE STREETS.

He doesn’t care. He owns a logistics and transportation company, which should be a conflict of interest given his current role.

His a** needs to be arrested for tampering with mail.

Bencjacobs Sue him for voter fraud and tamperingcwith an ekection. Every damn state

Subpoena

I wonder if “yet” might be a bit optimistic.

Lol 😂 why did biden hire 600 lawyers to contest election and cancelled all digital ad campaigns?

RepAnnWagner You should be standing up to trump and this charlatan postmaster general to make sure voting is not suppressed!!!!!!!!!

And it's not going to be. This turd is trump's hit man to destroy the US postal service because mail in votes will hand him the biggest loss ever seen in a US election.

This guy is a partisan hack brought in to kill USPS and affect the election. He needs to be removed.

Yes, hmmm, very unclear. So very unclear. 🧐🧐🤔🤔🤔

Arrest him for obstructing the mail. .

Mr. Wonderful is that you?

How easily democracy can be snatched. This is unbelievable.

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