Washington (AP) – A federal judge on Tuesday ordered inspectors from the U.S. Postal Service to “sweep” postal facilities in battleground areas Tuesday afternoon to ensure no ballots get left behind and aren’t delivered in time.
The order came after the postal service filed data in court Tuesday that showed about 300-thousand ballots nationwide that haven’t been scanned to confirm they were delivered, though scans show that they were processed.
The USPS said that it was unable to complete the review of facilities in time, but continued the sweeps last night.
The order directed the law enforcement arm of the Postal Service to inspect facilities in central Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Detroit, Atlanta, Houston, south Florida, Arizona and a few other locations by 3 p.m. Eastern on Tuesday.
The move comes months after revelations over the summer that the new Postmaster General, businessman Louis DeJoy had taken cost saving measures that drastically slowed down mail delivery across the nation, and in particular major urban centers. DeJoy, who had no prior postal service experience is a major Republican donor.
Here at home, there have been numerous complaints about requested absentee ballots that never arrived.
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