Petition updateSave the USPS‘Someone may have to pay a price’: Judge lashes Postal Service for defying ballot order
Mike HidalgoAustin, TX, United States
Nov 5, 2020

Hello,

The importance of our Postal Service fully functioning, with competent leadership has become quite apparent the past few days.

I want to thank all the amazing work by USPS employee's and people around the country, at all levels of the election, who have worked towards making this a safe and fair process during these challenging days. 

Here is some of the latest in USPS News:

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(FOX News) Postmaster General Louis DeJoy may have to testify under oath about the U.S. Postal Service's apparent failure to complete a court-mandated sweep of processing centers for undelivered mail-in ballots before a Tuesday afternoon deadline. 

U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan in Washington said during a Wednesday hearing that he was "shocked" the Postal Service had not complied with the mandatory sweep of mail-processing facilities.

At some point, the postmaster is either going to have to be deposed or appear before me and testify under oath,” Sullivan said. “The court has been very clear that it expects full compliance."

The Postal Service confirmed to Fox News on Wednesday that it had completed the sweeps late Tuesday and found only 13 ballots, all in Pennsylvania..." (click text to continue reading)

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Fact checking the unfounded claim that USPS lost 300,000 ballots-CNN

Judge orders USPS to do twice-daily sweeps for missing ballots. Election results hang in balance.-USA Today

The USPS can't account for 300,000 absentee ballots, but that's probably not as bad as it sounds -Yahoo News

What’s really going on with the mail-in ballots the US Postal Service can’t trace-VOX

US Postal Service Investigating Fraud Allegation at Traverse City Post Office Branch-9&10 News

'Haul Louis DeJoy in Front of a Criminal Grand Jury': Outrage After Postal Service Misses Court-Ordered Election Day Deadline-Common Dreams

Judge orders Postal Service to sweep facilities twice a day for any ballots that can be delivered on time-The Hill

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WAYS TO HELP

Contact your representative to support HR2382, HR8015 and HR6800.

HR2382 repeals the requirement that the U.S. Postal Service annually prepay future retirement health benefits.

HR6800 - The Heroes Act includes 25 billion allocated to the USPS

HR8015 - This bill prohibits the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) from making changes to operations or levels of service from those that were in effect on January 1, 2020.

(Please note - these 3 bills have passed the House and are waiting on the Senate.)

Buy USPS stamps  HERE

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