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Mail-in voting is a new norm. Is the US Postal Service up to the job?

Christian Science Monitor
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Postal Service is taking “extraordinary measures’ for Election Day , including expedited handling, extra deliveries, and special pickups for election mail.

Postal Service workers point to consolidation plan as the source of many problems.

Nearly 97% of voters around the country will have at least one option to vote before election day , whether by in-person early voting or by mail.

The Postal Service is implementing “extraordinary measures” for Election Day , including expedited handling, extra deliveries, and special pickups for election mail.

Postal workers in Oregon say the delays are noticeable.

Voters should mail in their ballots as far as possible in advance of the Nov. 5 election to avoid delays.

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English

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