Virginia Democrats sue USPS over delayed delivery of election-related material

[Yonnie3]

Source: CNN

The Virginia Democratic Party filed a lawsuit against the US Postal Service on Friday, alleging local branches failed to deliver and process election-related material ahead of its high stakes gubernatorial race, thereby "threatening to disenfranchise thousands of Virginia voters."

The organization says delays in election-related mail across Albemarle County, which includes the city of Charlottesville, James City County, which is adjacent to Williamsburg, and the area of Portsmouth near Norfolk, are "particularly egregious," according to the lawsuit.

Friday's lawsuit was filed less than two weeks before the closely watched governor's race between Terry McAuliffe and Glenn Youngkin. Democrats are hoping to hold onto the governor's mansion and maintain control of the state legislature, while Youngkin seeks to be Virginia's first Republican to win a statewide election since 2009.

"Thousands of ballots delivered to postal facilities by the general registrars weeks ago are still outstanding and, weeks later, have not yet even been scanned into USPS's system. Even if these voters do eventually receive their ballots before Election Day, the slowdowns promise that they will not have sufficient time to send them back with assurance that they will arrive in time to be counted," the lawsuit filed in US District Court says.


Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/23/politics/virginia-democrats-postal-service-election-related-material-delays/index.html

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Four weeks was the time for an absentee ballot to make it across town in Charlottesville to our residence. This lawsuit is late in filing in my not so humble opinion. Needless to say we hand carried the ballot to the registrar. What if we were not physically able or lacking transportation?

This tweet has some numbers. They are in an image.

2796 ballots have not been scanned which is 40% of Albemarle ballots

lesser figures for other counties.

Link to tweet

[Clagfarble]

1. More important

It took longer than that to get medical results that were life and death. The slowdown is dangerous.

[JohnSJ]

2. The real question is why is DeJoy still in charge of the postal service? Are the postal board

of Governors aligned with his views, which are trying to destroy the U.S. Postal service.

[rpannier]

4. The Republicans are (all appointed by Trump)

And one Democrat (Trump appointee) is

[monkeyman1]

3. total bull -shit ! everybody knows what's wrong with usps !

tired of hearing all this crap ,get the whole board of governor's & dejoyless out & start over ! no more of this republican taliban shit !

[rpannier]

5. Maybe it's time to return it to a cabinet position

[LetMyPeopleVote]

6. The Virginia Democratic Party has filed a lawsuit against U.S. Postal Service,

Go Marc Elias

Link to tweet

[joedogs]

7. wish we had a senator with balls in ohio

in the city of lakewood ohio, postal service just trash's our mail, you get a read out of what is coming to your mailbox and then it never shows up did the require 10 day wait before filing still no follow up or answer.

[Dawson Leery]

8. kick

[djacq]

9. Fauquier County, 70 miles northeast of Albemarle County

Received mail-in ballot on time.
Ballot completed ASAP.
Mailed ballot at the local Post Office the next day.
Ballot received by local Election Office three days later.

Virginians can check Voting Status here:
[link:https://vote.elections.virginia.gov/VoterInformation|

Watched my Ballot like a hawk.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

10. A lawsuit because USPS is causing pain to Democrats? DeJoy is doing a happy dance!

This is working out perfectly for DeJoy, Trump, Rethugs.

When can DeJoy be shown the door?