With a record number of people across the country voting by mail, the U.S. Postal Service is actively working to ensure the secure, timely delivery of the nation’s election mail. This is our No. 1 priority, and we value our partnership with state and local election boards to ensure a strong coordination of the distribution and handoff of mail-in ballots.

We take seriously our longstanding role in the electoral process, enabling voting by mail in thousands of elections over the years — and we are confident in our capability and capacity to deliver in this election season. Since Sept. 4, we have delivered more than 100 million ballots across the country, including both blank ballots delivered from election officials to voters and completed ballots delivered from voters to election officials.

While we continue to recommend our customers plan ahead and act early when they choose to vote by mail, we are focused on the timely delivery of ballots. Throughout October and November, the Postal Service has allocated additional resources and will use extraordinary measures including expanded processing procedures, extra transportation, extra delivery and collection trips, and overtime to ensure election mail reaches its intended destination in a timely manner.

As we continue receiving ballots by mail, customers should be assured that we are committed and actively working to serve you. Our post offices and retail locations are open, our mail carriers are at the ready and our collection boxes will be monitored and cleared regularly.

Larry M. Slane

Plum

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