Durango, CO – Patrick O’Leary expected to vote in the Nov. 4 election. But when six ballots arrived at his East Fifth Avenue apartment in the past week, the Durango resident was puzzled.
Not at the office During the upcoming election season, remember to review provisions of the Hatch Act. It applies to all postal employees — including telecommuters. The Hatch Act prohibits employees from engaging in political activity while on duty, in any government office, wearing an official uniform or using a government vehicle. That means no […]
Effective October 7, 2013, the Postal Service™ will revise Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®) 703.8 to require that the balloting materials for all types of ballots, whether disseminated in hardcopy or electronically, must indicate in a prominent location the proper amount of First-Class Mail® postage that must be […]
US Postal Service Press Release: WASHINGTON – With more than 25 million ballots expected to be mailed this fall, the U.S. Postal Service is encouraging voters to mail early this election season. To ensure the timely delivery of mailed ballots, voters in the contiguous United States are asked to mail completed absentee ballots at least […]
The union that represents some postal workers had to extend elections and offer replacement ballots after the originals were apparently lost in the mail. The American Postal Workers Union of the AFL-CIO gave a Thursday deadline for union members to request replacement ballots for the election of union officers. My Fox NY