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US Postal Service touts timely delivery of mail ballots despite concerns from election officials

Dec. 02, 2024 19:31 PM EST

The U.S. Postal Service said Monday nearly 100% of completed mail ballots were returned to election offices within a week for this year's presidential contest, despite hurricanes, some misdirected election mail and delivery concerns raised by state officials. Postmaster General...

Multiple election offices report receiving mailed ballots misdirected from other states

Nov. 19, 2024 20:42 PM EST

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Terry Thompson had an election to run for voters in Cascade County, Montana. Why then, she thought, was her office in Great Falls being sent mailed ballots completed by voters in places such as Wasilla, Alaska; Vancouver, Washington; and Tampa, Florida? It was...

1 county each in Oregon, Washington report issues with US Postal Service not delivering ballots

Oct. 30, 2024 19:04 PM EDT

Voters in two counties in Washington state and Oregon have not received mail-in ballots with less than a week to go before the election, election officials said Wednesday. The news comes two days after incendiary devices were set off in ballot drop boxes in both those states. The...

Postal Service reassures on mail ballots, says all centers operating in regions hit by hurricanes

Oct. 23, 2024 18:02 PM EDT

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service has reopened all of its mail processing centers in areas of Florida and North Carolina hit by recent hurricanes, a top official said Wednesday in a briefing meant to reassure voters and election officials that the agency is ready to handle mail ballots....

Mail carriers reach tentative contract with USPS that includes pay raises and air-conditioned trucks

Oct. 19, 2024 17:29 PM EDT

Some 200,000 mail carriers have reached a tentative contract deal with the U.S. Postal Service that includes backdated pay raises and a promise to provide workers with air-conditioned trucks. The new agreement, which still needs to be ratified by union members, runs through November...

Vermont's capital city gets a new post office 15 months after it was hit by flooding

Oct. 08, 2024 14:03 PM EDT

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont's capital city of Montpelier is finally getting a new post office, 15 months after catastrophic flooding inundated the downtown, officials announced. A grand opening celebration is planned for Saturday at the location at 89 Main Street, the U.S....