U.S. Judge Orders 'Extraordinary Measures' to Ensure Ballot Deliveries

Posted : 30 Oct, 2020 06:28 PM

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A federal judge on Friday ordered the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to adopt "extraordinary measures" at some processing locations to ensure the timely delivery of millions of ballots before Tuesday's presidential election.



U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan said he was ordering the measures in places where election mail processing scores for completed ballots returned by voters were below 90% for at least two days from October 26-28.



The list includes Alabama, Alaska, Atlanta, central Pennsylvania, Colorado, Wyoming, Detroit, Fort Worth, Texas; Indiana; South Carolina; Louisiana; the Mid-Carolinas, Mississippi; northern New England and Oklahoma, among others.



The measures are outlined in the Postal Service's ' Oct. 20 "Extraordinary Measures Memorandum."



Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson sought a hearing in a separate Postal Service case after data showed "consistently poor Election Mail performance data in certain regions."

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