Postal Service head suspends changes until after November election

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Postal Service head suspends changes until after November election
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The Postmaster General on Tuesday pledged that the mail service is ready today to handle all of the mail-in ballots it receives in November

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy on Tuesday pledged that the mail service is ready today to handle all of the mail-in ballots it receives in November.

Democrats worry the efforts are designed to slow down the post-office delivery of mail-in ballots in this November’s election during the coronvirus pandemic and perhaps be part of a long-running campaign by President Trump to raise questions about the legitimacy of the vote. “To avoid even the appearance of any impact on election mail, I am suspending these initiatives until after the election is concluded,” DeJoy said.

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