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Postal Service Leader Sets Reorganization Amid Scrutiny Over Mail Ballots | New York Times
The Trump donor who runs the post office pledged that such changes would not affect the ability to deliver ballots on time this fall.
Just so things are clear. In May 2020 Donald Trump appointed Louis DeJoy, a core supported who has donated more than $2.5 million to Trumps campaign, to the position of Postmaster General. The 11 member USPS Board of Governors, Trump appointed 9 of the 11 members, approved Trumps choice of DeJoy as PG. It is well known that Donald Trump wants to severely limit mail-in voting. But since that is up to each individual state, Trump turned to DeJoy. The new PG immediately set about de-constructing the Postal Service and forbidding any overtime by employees. Without overtime, USPS mail doesn't get delivered as it has been delivered for decades. With the COVID pandemic, mail-in voting is the safest method and volume is expected to be heavy. Unlike other presidential elections, unless this is another blue tsunami, the election outcome will not be known on election night. No one knows how long it will take to tabulate the nailed-in votes. Trump has been setting the table for claiming fraud, due to not knowing the election result on election night. What Trump doesn't tell you is that he and DeJoy are busy ruining the USPS to make matters even worse.
I know it's anecdotal, by my USPS mail service is now running 4 days to a week later than normal.
The Trump donor who runs the post office pledged that such changes would not affect the ability to deliver ballots on time this fall.
8/7/20
WASHINGTON — The Postal Service on Friday announced a substantial reorganization meant to increase efficiency as Democratic lawmakers demanded an inquiry into whether changes by President Trump’s postal officials could threaten the effective use of mail-in ballots for the November election. Louis DeJoy, the postmaster general and a major donor to Mr. Trump’s campaigns, was named to oversee the service in May. On Friday, he shifted top personnel, including some decades-long veterans of the Postal Service, and made changes to its organizational structure. “The new organization will align functions based on core business operations and will provide more clarity and focus on what the Postal Service does best; collect, process, move and deliver mail and packages,” the Postal Service said in a statement. The changes come at a time of heightened scrutiny for Mr. DeJoy, as critics charge that changes to overtime policies and other previous actions threaten to slow delivery of ballots when millions of people are expected to vote by mail because of the coronavirus pandemic. In comments on Friday to the Postal Service’s board of governors, Mr. DeJoy said the changes he had made — including limitations on overtime — would not delay the timely delivery of ballots.
Seven Democratic members of Congress urged the inspector general for the Postal Service to audit the new policies imposed by the postmaster general, saying they were concerned the changes “pose a potential threat to mail-in ballots and the 2020 general election.” In a letter to the inspector general, Tammy L. Whitcomb, the lawmakers referred to reports that Mr. DeJoy had limited overtime pay and made other changes that critics say have slowed mail delivery and made it less reliable. The lawmakers urged Ms. Whitcomb to investigate the effect of the changes on the delivery of critical mail, including medication, paychecks and bills. “These delays also pose a threat to the November election, particularly during the coronavirus pandemic when millions of Americans are expected to choose to vote by mail rather than wait in long lines on Election Day,” the lawmakers wrote. Democrats, including those who signed the letter, have charged that Mr. DeJoy is doing the bidding of the president, who has long attacked the Postal Service on Twitter.
Just so things are clear. In May 2020 Donald Trump appointed Louis DeJoy, a core supported who has donated more than $2.5 million to Trumps campaign, to the position of Postmaster General. The 11 member USPS Board of Governors, Trump appointed 9 of the 11 members, approved Trumps choice of DeJoy as PG. It is well known that Donald Trump wants to severely limit mail-in voting. But since that is up to each individual state, Trump turned to DeJoy. The new PG immediately set about de-constructing the Postal Service and forbidding any overtime by employees. Without overtime, USPS mail doesn't get delivered as it has been delivered for decades. With the COVID pandemic, mail-in voting is the safest method and volume is expected to be heavy. Unlike other presidential elections, unless this is another blue tsunami, the election outcome will not be known on election night. No one knows how long it will take to tabulate the nailed-in votes. Trump has been setting the table for claiming fraud, due to not knowing the election result on election night. What Trump doesn't tell you is that he and DeJoy are busy ruining the USPS to make matters even worse.
I know it's anecdotal, by my USPS mail service is now running 4 days to a week later than normal.