From Forbes: US Postal Service (USPS) consumers are seeing declining service standards. They know their packages don’t arrive on time. What they may not realize, however, is that this may also cost them their vote. 38 states require absentee ballots to be received by election day. However, USPS rules have changed and that first class […]
Recommendations to ensure ballots are received on time WASHINGTON — Millions of ballots are expected to be mailed during the election season this fall, and the U.S. Postal Service is encouraging voters to mail early. With voting beginning in some states in September and continuing through early November, all individuals casting their ballots through the […]
Election Day is Nov. 4, so Postal Service employees should be on the lookout for election-related mail to ensure it gets timely processing. States are increasingly using the mail during the election process. Oregon, Washington and Colorado conduct all elections by mail, and 19 other states also have vote-by-mail programs. There are two types of […]
APWU Web News Article 113-2013, Oct. 3, 2013 Time is running short for APWU members to vote in the election of national union officers. Ballots must be returned to and received in the post office box designated on the return envelope by 2 p.m. on Oct. 7. As of Oct. 2, 45,998 ballots have been […]
As Nov. 6 draws near, APWU President Cliff Guffey is urging union members to “get out and vote!” “With all the new voter ID laws passed in the last two years, it is more important than ever that people know what they need to take to the polls to make sure their vote is counted,” […]
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 […]
Know these dates when handling Election and Political Campaign Mail The Postal Service is reminding employees and customers of the deadlines for sending Election and Political Campaign Mail as the general election — to be held Tuesday, Nov. 6, — draws nearer. Nov. 3 is the deadline for mailing First-Class Political Campaign Mail and returning […]