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US Postal Service in sprint to deliver millions of ballots by Tuesday

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The US Postal Service is deploying extended hours and additional staffing to ensure mail-in ballots are delivered for the midterm elections, following a Supreme Court ruling that blocked attempts to restrict ballot delivery based on voter list requirements.

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Why It Matters

The Supreme Court blocked an attempt by the Trump administration to restrict mail-in ballot delivery by requiring states to provide voter lists.

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From longer hours and extra staffing to special lines in its branches, the US Postal Service (USPS) is taking an array of special actions to make sure mail-in ballots for the midterm elections are counted on Tuesday.

This year more than ever, the pressure is on the USPS to deliver. President Donald Trump ordered the agency to write rules that would bar it from delivering ballots if the states did not agree to turn over lists of eligible voters and some voters have expressed concern about voting by mail. The Supreme Court blocked Trump and USPS from enforcing those rules in September.

Trump’s fellow Republicans are locked in a tight battle to retain control of Congress in the midterms. Restricting mail-in ballots would stand to benefit Republicans given that Democratic voters disproportionately use mail-in ballots, according to various surveys.

In the last two months, USPS has delivered tens of millions of ballots and a record 4.2 billion pieces of political marketing mail – the flyers that prod voters to support or oppose a candidate or ballot resolution – up more than 300 million pieces over the 2024 election cycle.

Open Questions

  • Will the USPS meet the delivery deadline for all ballots?

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