Local election offices reportedly received mailed ballots days after the deadline to be counted ‘in nearly every state’
State and local election officials from across the country on Wednesday warned that problems with the nation’s mail delivery system threaten to disenfranchise voters in the upcoming presidential election, telling the head of the US Postal Service (USPS) that it hasn’t fixed persistent deficiencies.
The officials said in a letter that over the past year, including the just-concluded primary season, mailed ballots that were postmarked on time were received by local election offices days after the deadline to be counted.
They also noted that properly addressed election mail was being returned to them as undeliverable.
As /u/halcyoncmdr explained, no, no he doesn’t. As usual its republicans blocking progress.
Bullshit. The Board of Governors can approve a new Postmaster General. The law says that the makeup of the board can only have a majority party such that it has one more member than the minority party.
Current makeup of the board of governors:
There are only two governors that were placed there by Trump (both Republican). The last two governors placed were a Democrat and a Republican back in May 2022.
So sure, it may be the Republicans and one independent mucking it up but Biden could literally change that at any time and could have since May 2022. His last nominations could have been two Democrats. Instead, it was one Republican and one Democrat.
Let’s not provide cover for bullshit. This is a pretty clear failure by the Biden administration.
Pretty clear you didn’t read the above explanation. You’re missing nuance. I’m frustrated as well, but that’s not license for self-righteous whining. There are larger influencing factors here and (as designed by the bad guys) that’s too much other shot on fire for them to directly spend political capital on this (which, by nature means something else would have to lose out). No true motivation for Biden or any other dem to keep Dejoy in, even when considering broken personal philosophies. What’s the benefit you’re claiming? Why would they be doing it, to what ends?
I did read the above explanation and it books down to “it’s complicated” and “Congress doesn’t want to rock the boat.” And you say that there is too much other shit on fire. Guess who pointed this out as a fire? Democrats. I absolutely agree that it is a fire and needs to be put out. . It’s not even that much political capital since they have control of the Senate and a USPS governor confirmation has absolutely never made front page news.
You are assuming that I think they see benefit in keeping him around. I don’t think they do. I also don’t think they ever really gave a shit in the first place.