Election officials say U.S. Postal Service woes place election mail at risk

State and local election officials from across the U.S. sent a letter to the U.S. Postal Service demanding urgent action to fix persistent problems with election mail delivery—citing lost or delayed ballots, inconsistent frontline training, and long delivery times that risk disenfranchising voters. The officials pointed to similar findings in an inspector general report and recent state incidents, while USPS defended its performance, noted network modernization efforts, and reiterated that most ballots have been delivered promptly in past cycles.