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Postmaster General Louis DeJoy issued the following statement on Aug. 18:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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PMG DeJoy<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

The U.S. Postal Service will play a critical role this year in delivering election mail for millions of voters across the country. There has been a lot of discussion recently about whether the Postal Service is ready, willing and able to meet this challenge.<\/p>\n

I want to make a few things clear:<\/p>\n

The Postal Service is ready today to handle whatever volume of election mail it receives this fall. Even with the challenges of keeping our employees and customers safe and healthy as they operate amid a pandemic<\/span><\/a>, we will deliver the nation\u2019s election mail on time and within our well-established service standards. The American public should know that this is our No. 1 priority between now and Election Day. The 630,000 dedicated women and men of the Postal Service are committed, ready and proud to meet this sacred duty.<\/p>\n

I am announcing today the expansion of our current leadership task force on election mail to enhance our ongoing work and partnership with state and local election officials in jurisdictions throughout the country. Leaders of our postal unions and management associations have committed to joining this task force to ensure strong coordination throughout our organization. Because of the unprecedented demands of the 2020 election, this task force will help ensure that election officials and voters are well informed and fully supported by the Postal Service.<\/p>\n

I came to the Postal Service to make changes to secure the success of this organization and its long-term sustainability<\/span><\/a>. I believe significant reforms<\/span><\/a> are essential to that objective, and work toward those reforms will commence after the election. In the meantime, there are some longstanding operational initiatives \u2014 efforts that predate my arrival at the Postal Service \u2014 that have been raised as areas of concern as the nation prepares to hold an election in the midst of a devastation pandemic. To avoid even the appearance of any impact on election mail, I am suspending these initiatives until after the election is concluded.<\/p>\n

I want to assure all Americans of the following:<\/p>\n