Postal Service calls for election deadline changes to ensure ballots arrive on time
From the article: "...The U.S. Postal Service suggested states change their election deadlines after 150,630 ballots weren’t mailed in time to be counted.
Out of the 3.37 billion pieces of political mail and election mail from 2024, the average delivery time was one day, according to USPS. That meant more than 97% of ballots got to local election officials in fewer than three days and that more than 99% got to them within seven days.
However, there were 150,630 ballots sent off between Oct. 31 and Election Day that didn’t make it to election offices in time to be counted. ..."
Article Reference: www.washingtonexaminer.com
