Election officials warn that widespread problems with the US mail system could disrupt voting

Snippet of Article: "... State and local election officials from across the country on Wednesday warned that problems with the nation's mail delivery system threaten to disenfranchise voters in the upcoming presidential election, telling the head of the U.S. Postal Service that it hasn't fixed persistent deficiencies. ..."

Source: www.newsday.com

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Minnesota | Nearly 79,000 pieces of delayed mail found at Bemidji Post Office

Snippet of Article: "A new audit report is revealing tens of thousands of pieces of undelivered mail at the Bemidji Post Office. The report by USPS Office of Inspector General was released on May 6, 2024. ...“On the morning of December 12, 2023, we visited the Bemidji Post Office and found delayed letters and flats...The Office of Inspector General made five recommendations to address delayed mail..."

Source: www.valleynewslive.com

Poor Vetting of Postal Managers, No Accountability For Post Office Managers, Poor Work Performance, Root Causes of Poor Postal Service Performance,

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U.S. vs Dockery | Northern District of Alabama

Snippet of Article: "...The defendant, Alexander Dockery was indicted by a federal grand jury on January 24, 2023, for COUNT ONE: [18 U.S.C. § 1703(a)] delay or destruction of mail or newspapers. Between June 1, 2018, and November 30, 2018, in Madison County, within the Northern District of Alabama, the defendant, being an employee of the United States Postal Service, that is a mail handler at the General Mail Facility in Huntsville, Alabama, did knowingly and unlawfully secrete, destroy, detain and delay letters, postal cards, packages, and mail entrusted to him and which came into his possession and which were intended to be conveyed by mail, carried and delivered as established by authority of the Postmaster General. ..."

Source: www.justice.gov

"Mail Theft for 5 years Reduced to period June 1, 2018, and November 30, 2018", Alex Dockery,

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Biden officials are trying to stop the Postal Service from spending $11.3 billion on gas-powered trucks, citing pollution and climate change

Snippet of Article: "...In a statement provided to Insider, the Postal Service said: "While we can understand why some who are not responsible for the financial sustainability of the Postal Service might prefer that we acquire more electric vehicles, the law requires us to be self-sufficient." "The Postal Service is certainly willing to accelerate the pace of electrification of our delivery fleet if a solution can be found to do so that is not financially detrimental,″ it continued. ..."

Source: www.businessinsider.com

Auditor warns of mail delays

Article Title: Auditor warns of mail delays in Tucson

Snippet of Article: "...A memorandum from the U.S. Postal Service’s Office of the Inspector General stated that Postal Service management did not include the “details necessary to evaluate the service standard impacts for all classes of mail and the public did not have an opportunity to review the impacts and provide comments prior to the studies being approved” in most of the 95 feasibility studies that determined which facilities would be consolidated...."

Source: tucson.com

Dangerous Trend: Late Night Mail Delivery; heavier-than-normal mail volume blamed

Article Title: Late Mail Deliveries Upset Residents in the D.C. Region

Snippet of Article: "..."Our goal is to have all mail delivered by 6 p.m.,” the U.S. Postal Service told News4. “Occasionally, heavier-than-normal mail volume or staffing issues require us to deliver outside of that time frame. We apologize for that. We expect to have it resolved very soon."..."

Source: www.nbcwashington.com heavier-than-normal mail volume, mail volume, Postal Employee Dangers, Delay of Mail,

Mail Processing Facility Closure "utter disaster" says...

Article Title: Closure of Frederick Mail Processing Facility 'utter disaster,' according to director of union organization

Snippet of Article: "...sent to Baltimore to be sorted, has been an “utter disaster,” overwhelming the Baltimore plant and leading to mail delays of, in some cases, more than a month, said Richard Shelley, who works at the Baltimore Processing and Distribution Facility ..."

Source: herald-mail.com