There’s no amount of money that could get the Postal Service ready for universal vote-by-mail

 

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Protecting the vote

 

From the BBC:

 

“‘Trump says universal mail-in voting would be catastrophic’”

 

Universal mail voting would make the US ‘a laughing stock’, President Donald Trump has said, as he continues his vocal opposition to postal voting.

 

A record number of people are expected to vote by mail due to the pandemic.

 

Democrats, including former President Barack Obama, have accused Mr Trump of attacking postal voting and the USPS in a bid to "undermine the election". Singer-songwriter Taylor Swift joined critics of the president's move, accusing him of "calculated dismantling" of the postal service.

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53795876

 

From the Federal News Network, March 24, 2020:

 

“’Updated: House coronavirus spending bill gives USPS $25B, wipes slate on its Treasury debt’”

 

“The Postal Service is in need of urgent help as a direct result of the coronavirus crisis. Based on a number of briefings and warnings this week about a critical fall-off in mail across the country, it has become clear that the Postal Service will not survive the summer without immediate help from Congress and the White House,”

 

https://federalnewsnetwork.com/agency-oversight/2020/03/rep-connolly-postal-unions-back-usps-coronavirus-stimulus-funding-to-maintain-essential-service/

 

From The Hill, August 16, 2020:

 

“’Trump adviser knocks universal mail-in voting, says US Postal Service won't be ready’”

 

An adviser to President Trump predicted Sunday that the White House would not reach a deal with congressional Democrats on U.S. Postal Service (USPS) funding ahead of the November election, claiming that nothing could be done to prepare it for the massive undertaking that universal mail-in voting would require.

 

“There’s no amount of money that could get the Postal Service ready for universal vote-by-mail," Cortes said, pointing to the losses incurred by the service annually.

 

Cortes also said that outdated address systems and the realities of modern digital society meant relying on the mail for an election was not possible.

 

https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/512215-trump-advisor-knocks-universal-mail-in-voting-says-post-office

 

From Vice, August 13, 2020:

 

“’The Post Office Is Deactivating Mail Sorting Machines Ahead of the Election’”

 

Good thing nobody's predicting a huge surge in mail any time soon.

 

The United States Postal Service is removing mail sorting machines from facilities around the country without any official explanation or reason given, Motherboard has learned through interviews with postal workers and union officials. In many cases, these are the same machines that would be tasked with sorting ballots, calling into question promises made by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy that the USPS has “ample capacity” to handle the predicted surge in mail-in ballots.

 

Motherboard identified 19 mail sorting machines from five processing facilities across the U.S. that either have already been removed or are scheduled to be in the near future. But the Postal Service operates hundreds of distribution facilities around the country, so it is not clear precisely how many machines are getting removed and for what purpose.

 

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/n7wk9z/the-post-office-is-deactivating-mail-sorting-machines-ahead-of-the-election

 

From USPS National News, August 7, 2020:

 

“’Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s Opening Remarks for the USPS Board of Governors’”

 

We are at the beginning of a transformative process.  Our goal is to change and improve the Postal Service to better serve the American public, and I am excited about the opportunities ahead.

 

I would also like to add my public welcome to Governors Lee Moak and Bill Zollars. Thank you for joining this Board and for serving the American public.  I look forward to working with you.

 

https://about.usps.com/newsroom/national-releases/2020/0807-pmg-bog-meeting-comments.htm