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Oregon elections chief urges early voting as test of USPS service shows slow mail service
Read said 108 test mailings found slow and uneven postal timing, prompting him to urge voters to mail ballots at least a week early.
- On Tuesday, Secretary of State Tobias Read urged voters to mail ballots at least one week before Election Day or use drop boxes to avoid rejection.
- The Postal Service faces scrutiny following the Regional Transportation Optimization plan, which reduced pickup times at more than 15,000 post offices more than 50 miles from regional centers.
- Daniel Cortez, president of the American Postal Workers Union, supported the advisory after tracking 108 pieces of mail revealed one test piece in Harney County took 11 days to arrive.
- Read previewed a statewide ballot tracking website launching soon for 31 counties, allowing voters to receive alerts when ballots are sent, received, and accepted for counting.
- Addressing the Nov. 3 election, Read encouraged Oregonians to "remain vigilant" regarding voter intimidation, citing recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity as raising questions about federal interference.
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Oregon elections chief urges early voting as test of USPS service shows slow mail service
In a county-by-county mail delivery test, Oregon’s secretary of state found rural areas received slow USPS service and urged voters to send mail ballots by Oct. 27 or find a ballot box.
·Portland, United States
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Oregon Ballots Go Out Today; Secretary of State Urges Voters to Mail Them Back at Least a Week Early
Secretary of State Tobias Read urged Oregonians to return their completed ballots early to avoid potential postal delays ahead of Election Day after Oregon election officials started mailing ballots to voters today, October 14. Oregon Begins Mailing Ballots Today The voter registration deadline was October 13. Oregon’s ballot mailing follows Tuesday’s voter-readiness briefing. Read […]
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