NALC: Cutbacks and closures threaten vote-by-mail

According to an article in The Hill, lawmakers across the country are growing increasingly concerned that the cutback of delivery standards and closure of processing facilities proposed by the Postal Service could threaten vote-by-mail. Vote-by-mail is an increasingly popular way for Americans to cast their votes. The Election Assistance Commission estimated that, in the 2010 […]

USPS: Vote-by-Mail option the undisputed winner in the election process

Convenience, security and trust in the Postal Service are making a Vote-by-Mail option the undisputed winner in the election process. In the recent Morgantown, WV, election, the Post Office was entrusted to deliver nearly 17,000 ballots for the city residents and then deliver casted ballots back to the city for tabulation. Postmaster Tommy White worked […]

Senators Introduce Legislation To Expand Vote By Mail

Washington, D.C. – Looking for ways to expand voter participation and reduce the growing cost of elections, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), John Kerry (D-Mass.), Thomas Carper (D-Del.), Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced a package of bills today that would make it easier for states to institute the same […]

Postmaster General Discusses ‘Vote By Mail’ at Conference

Potter Provides Keynote Address at Secretaries of State Summer Meeting   Portland, OR — Mail can play an important role in helping citizens chose their elected officials and the U.S. Postal Service has resources officials need to create Vote by Mail programs. Those were the two main points shared by Postmaster General John E. Potter […]