FILE - Trey Forrest, Absentee Election Coordinator for the Jefferson County/Birmingham (Ala.) Division, prepares absentee ballots for the November election, Sept. 10, 2024, in Birmingham, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt, File)
FILE - The U.S. Postal Service's next-generation delivery vehicle, left, is displayed as one of the current delivery trucks leaves the Kokomo Sorting and Delivery Center in Kokomo, Ind., Aug. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
FILE - From left, Carol Hamilton, Cristo Carter and Cynthia Huntley prepare ballots to be mailed at the Mecklenburg County Board of Elections in Charlotte, N.C., Sept. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond, File)