US election mail will be handled 'securely and on time', postal chief Louis DeJoy tells lawmakers
WASHINGTON - US postmaster Louis DeJoy on Friday told lawmakers that the Postal Service has not changed the way it handles election mail as he sought to assure the public that ballots would be handled"securely and on time" in the November presidential election.
"As we head into the election season, I want to assure this committee and the American public that the Postal Service is fully capable and committed to delivering the nation's election mail securely and on-time. This sacred duty is my number one priority between now and Election Day," said. Critics feared they would interfere with mail-in balloting, which is expected to be much more widely used amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
"If you plan to continue pursuing these kinds of changes, I think my colleagues, and many of our constituents, will continue to question whether you are the right person to lead this indispensable public institution," Peters said. He said the decisions to remove sorting machines and mailboxes had been already under way and were a routine response to changes in mail volume, which has dropped during the coronavirus pandemic.
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