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littlemissmartypants

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Mon Aug 17, 2020, 07:00 AM Aug 2020

Postal Service tells NC voters to request and mail ballots earlier to ensure delivery

Postal Service tells NC voters to request and mail ballots earlier to ensure delivery
BY BRIAN MURPHY AUGUST 14, 2020 01:55 PM

https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article244963750.html

North Carolina election officials are encouraging voters to request and cast their absentee by-mail ballots sooner as a result of potential United States Postal Service delays.

The Postal Service, in a letter to North Carolina’s Secretary of State Elaine Marshall received Friday, said that “under our reading of North Carolina’s election laws, certain deadlines for requesting and casting mail-in ballots are incongruous with the Postal Service’s delivery standards.”

The state deadline to request a ballot is 5 p.m. on Oct. 27, but state election officials and the Postal Service indicate that date might be too late. Election Day is Nov. 3.

North Carolina voters can request an absentee by-mail ballot now. County election boards will begin mailing ballots to voters who have requested one on Sept. 4.

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Much more at the link.

https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article244963750.html

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Postal Service tells NC voters to request and mail ballots earlier to ensure delivery (Original Post) littlemissmartypants Aug 2020 OP
Recent "ballot requests" with chumps face are from repukes SheltieLover Aug 2020 #1
Emailed our forms 3 weeks ago Abnredleg Aug 2020 #2
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