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RandySF

(70,745 posts)
Fri Oct 11, 2024, 05:07 PM Oct 11

Mail has slowed in Wisconsin. What does that mean for the election?

In the third quarter of 2024, 70% of two-day, first-class mail delivery was on time in Wisconsin. Only Georgia had a lower on-time delivery rate, and the performance in Wisconsin was well off the goal of a 93% on-time rate.

The data was roughly similar for slower first-class mail delivery. A separate Postal Service dataset shows that most mail reaches its destination only a day late, but that could be a critical delay for election mail.

Unlike other states, absentee ballots in Wisconsin must be delivered to a voter’s polling place by 8 p.m. on Election Day. There is no wiggle room for late ballots to be counted.

U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy told a House committee on Sept. 26 that voters can “absolutely” trust their ballot to get where it needs to go on time. He had previously pledged a “heroic” effort on election mail.



https://captimes.com/news/elections/mail-has-slowed-in-wisconsin-what-does-that-mean-for-the-election/article_d45a8d62-85b0-11ef-ae51-cbd227ca97e4.html

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Mail has slowed in Wisconsin. What does that mean for the election? (Original Post) RandySF Oct 11 OP
Many Democrats know that voting in person may be the key................. Lovie777 Oct 11 #1
In Person Again PhilG Oct 13 #2
Welcome to DU LetMyPeopleVote Oct 13 #3

PhilG

(7 posts)
2. In Person Again
Sun Oct 13, 2024, 10:25 AM
Oct 13

Wife and I have voted by Absentee ballot since the start of Covid, but now with the terrible mail service here in SouthWest Wisconsin we've decided to brave it and vote in person. Also don't trust the drop box here so in person for us.

LetMyPeopleVote

(154,840 posts)
3. Welcome to DU
Sun Oct 13, 2024, 06:43 PM
Oct 13

If the election office sent you a vote by mail ballot, you may to need to take it with you to vote in person

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