U.S. election officials warn USPS isn't ready for the election

Kevin Collier is a reporter covering cybersecurity, privacy and technology policy for NBC News.

Election officials from across the country publicly accused the U.S. Postmaster General on Wednesday of failing to adequately prepare for the Nov. 5 general election. In an unusually frank joint open letter, the National Association of Secretaries of State and the National Association of State Election Directors said that Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has failed to address numerous shortcomings in the U.S.

In July, the USPS inspector general published a report that found that the agency did not always comply with USPS procedures when dealing with election mail. The letter Wednesday said that election officials had repeatedly raised concerns with the USPS but had not seen adequate improvement.

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