U.S. Postal Service Top Policy Review for Postal Vote in Presidential Election August 19th 8:15
The top of the United States Postal Service, which is responsible for collecting and delivering ballots over the postal voting that is expected to rapidly increase in the US presidential election this fall due to the influence of the new coronavirus, reviews the policy so that collection and delivery can be done without delay Announced.
In the US presidential election held in November, it is expected that the number of postal votes to vote without contacting others will increase rapidly in order to prevent infection with the new coronavirus.
Regarding this, the post office's president, who is responsible for collecting and delivering ballots, announced a statement on the 18th, postponing the introduction of the policy that was previously necessary for organizational reform, delaying the delivery of ballots, etc. Announced that it will be done without.
In the past, Mr. Dejoy has worked to reduce the huge deficit of the Postal Service by reducing the number of mail sorting machines and post boxes, and limiting the overtime hours of employees.
However, the opposition and Democratic Party criticized that Dijoy, a major contributor to the Republican Party, is trying to reduce the efficiency of delivery work and interfere with the post voting in order to support President Trump who opposes the post voting. The US Congress will soon call Mr. Dejoy to a hearing to investigate the facts.
In the midst of intense debate over mail voting, Mr. Dijoy was criticized and forced to change the policy.