The judge ruled the recent changes by Louis DeJoy put election mail “at risk.”
in court that the total bans on late or extra mail trips were operational failings by lower-level managers, rather than stringent directives from the agency’s executive leadership. In a statement tofollowing the first injunction in Washington,
spokesman David Partenheimer said, “While we are exploring our legal options, there should be no doubt that the Postal Service is ready and committed to handle whatever volume of election mail it receives. Our number one priority is to deliver election mail on-time.”The changes have become a major source of controversy amid DeJoy’s tenure and ahead of the November election, as the mail delays have affected deliveries of essential mail like prescription drugs, paychecks and bills while spurring fears about mail-in voting. DeJoy is a majorand Trump donor, and critics have feared that his changes at the agency were undertaken with President Donald Trump to intentionally undermine mail-in voting.
handles overtime requests and how election mail is treated. has said that it will treat all election mail as speedier first-class mail and make it the agency’s main priority, but sources cited by thenote the agency’s language about election mail is still too “vague” and “it seems like there’s some wiggle room” to get out of treating all election mail this way.
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