Kisor v. Wilkie and Deference to Postal Service Review of Absentee Ballots #ELB

USPS Tries To Reject County’s Ballot Over Spacing Issue

Democracy Docket reports: When the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) rejected a Florida county’s mail ballot envelope design, it inadvertently offered a test case for just how disruptive President Donald Trump’s efforts to restrict mail voting could be this November. The postal agency rejected Leon County’s envelope because the words “return service requested” and the election office’s … The post USPS Tries To Reject County’s Ballot Over Spacing Issue …

Ballot scramble hints at chaos under Trump proposal, Fla. election official says

A county elections supervisor in the state said the Postal Service initially rejected the ballots envelope he was planning to use over a 0.014-inch discrepancy.

Kisor v. Wilkie and deference to postal service review of absentee ballots #ELB

Rick H. blogs about the curious rejection of Leon County, Florida’s ballot design. Curious, because the final rule indicates that outbound mailpieces are supposed to have three specific things: the election mail logo, “is automation compatible,” and has an intelligent … Continue reading Kisor v. Wilkie and deference to postal service review of absentee ballots →

USPS Tries Rejecting Entire County’s Ballot Over Spacing Issue

The postal service tried to reject an entire ballot over an issue with the envelope—a dark sign of the chaos that could unfold before November’s elections.