USPS Ramps Up Operations to Deliver Millions of Mail‑In Ballots by Election Day
The Postal Service is deploying extra staff, longer hours and special pickup services to get ballots to the polls on Tuesday.
All hands on deck! The United States Postal Service is pulling out every tool in its kit to get mail‑in ballots to voters before Tuesday’s midterm elections.
From longer hours and extra staffing to special lines set up in its branches, the agency is rolling out an array of measures aimed at speedy ballot delivery.
Among the steps being taken are expedited handling, additional delivery runs and dedicated pickup services for ballot boxes.
President Donald Trump had directed the Postal Service to draft rules that would stop ballot delivery unless states provided lists of eligible voters, a move that raised concerns among some voters.
The Supreme Court intervened in September, blocking Trump and the Postal Service from enforcing those rules.
Republicans are locked in a close fight to keep control of Congress, and surveys suggest that limiting mail‑in voting could advantage them because Democratic voters use mail ballots at higher rates.
In the last two months alone, the Postal Service has delivered tens of millions of ballots and a record‑setting 4.2 billion pieces of political marketing mail, up more than 300 million pieces over the 2024 election cycle.
These efforts underscore the critical role the Postal Service plays in the democratic process as the nation heads toward the Tuesday vote.
