Delays at the Postal Service have led many, including state officials, to consider soliciting private companies to deliver ballots
Trump, speaking Saturday at his golf club in Bedminster, N.J., defended DeJoy’s changes, but also said, “I don’t know what he’s doing. I can only tell you he’s a very smart man.”“Voting is one of our most important civic duties as citizens. Each state is responsible for their own rules regarding mail-in ballots and the requirements for validity vary greatly from state to state,” said UPS spokeswoman Kara Ross.
FedEx spokesman John Scruggs said: “U.S. election absentee and mail-in ballots are predominantly handled by the U.S. Postal Service. FedEx does accept individual ballots for shipment, and we advise that customers planning to return their ballots via FedEx should closely review their state’s guidelines on absentee voting and deadlines for ballots or related election documents.
“It’s unrealistic to ask the private sector 80 days before an election to take on new roles they’ve never had to take on before,” said David Becker, executive director of the nonprofit, nonpartisan Center for Election Innovation & Research. “One of the big things that occurs in election administration is that even changes that are good, if they’re made too close to an election they can have a negative impact and a cost is paid usually in voter confusion.
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