USPS Still Not Sorting Election Mail Fast Enough, States Say

  • States say mail delivery still slower than earlier in the year
  • Agency responds that it’s complying with court injunctions
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The U.S. Postal Service still isn’t processing election mail on time, even after being ordered by judges to halt disruptive changes like banning worker overtime and late delivery trips, Pennsylvania’s attorney general told a judge.

USPS data show the postal agency’s performance levels are down more than 5% from where they were before the changes took effect in July and “continue to be lower than at any point in 2020,” Attorney General Josh Shapiro said in a federal court filing Monday in Philadelphia.