More than a dozen states are considering allowing voters to cast their ballots by mail or have already done so this primary season as physical distancing and stay-at-home orders make conducting traditional elections difficult. The coronavirus pandemic has prompted many states to postpone their primaries until late summer. In several of these states, governors and…
The Postal Service is working with state and local government leaders across the nation to prepare for the fall election season. For example, state officials recently toured the Harrisburg, PA, Processing and Distribution Center, where employees showed them how absentee ballots are inducted, managed and distributed for delivery. Pennsylvania Secretary of State Pedro Cortes, who…
Editorial – April 17, 2015 The U.S. Postal Service’s woes have been mostly out of the spotlight for a while, but they haven’t gone away. The agency’s most recent financial statement shows it is $15 billion in debt and still losing money. It lost $5.5 billion in 2014. Apologists for the service often point to…
