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However, this assurance seems to fall short when considering the numerous instances of voters across the nation claiming they never received the mail-in ballots they requested, especially in an election that will be decided on the margins.
According to The Federalist, in Scarborough, Maine, a voter revealed to WGME that she had to resort to voting in person on Monday due to the non-arrival of her requested mail-in ballot. This situation was echoed by another Scarborough voter, Glenn Grant, who had also intended to vote by mail. "But the ballot has never come, which says something about our mail service," Grant told WGME.
The Associated Press reported that the USPS "failed to deliver an unknown number of ballots in Coos County, Oregon, and it didn’t deliver up to 300 ballots in Whitman County, Washington," as per election officials. Coos County Clerk Julie Brecke stated that her office has been inundated with calls regarding undelivered ballots, which she attributed to "an error at USPS."
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In Whitman County, a third-party vendor reportedly delivered approximately 24,000 ballots to the post office on Oct. 16, all of which were marked. However, around 300 ballots are still unaccounted for. "I don’t know where they went after that," Whitman County Auditor Sandy Jamison confessed to The Associated Press.
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In Bend, Oregon, the USPS has claimed to have finally caught up with mail deliveries after several residents reported not receiving their Nov. 5 election ballots, as reported by Central Oregon Daily News. However, Deschutes County Clerk Steve Dennison recently cautioned against the risks of waiting to return an absentee ballot via mail. "The longer you wait up until Election Day, the more risk you run that it may not [count]," Dennison warned, as quoted by OPB.
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Deschutes County Republican Commissioner Patti Adair expressed her concerns to The Federalist, stating, "I wish we voted in person with ID, but for folks voting by mail, lags in the process creates apprehension."
The Federalist also reported a recent incident in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where an entire tray of absentee ballots went missing. City Clerk Joel Hondorp revealed that his office was inundated with calls from voters claiming they hadn't received their ballots. Hondorp estimated that a tray holds around 300 ballots and confirmed that his office was collaborating with USPS to investigate the missing tray. Replacement ballots were dispatched to 100 voters who did not receive their requested absentee ballot.
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However, it's not just the general election that's experiencing issues with USPS. During the June primary in Utah, hundreds of voters claimed their votes were not counted because USPS failed to postmark their ballots by the specified date. One such voter, Camille Topham, reported that she and her family dropped their ballots into a post box on June 23, only to be informed later that her vote wouldn't count since it was missing the required postmark, a result of USPS processing.
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A July audit of the primary elections by the USPS Office of the Inspector General found that facilities nationwide failed to follow Election Mail procedures and that "opportunities exist for the Postal Service to improve readiness for timely processing and delivery of Election and Political Mail for the 2024 general election." The audit discovered that "over half of the delivery units and processing facilities…visited were not properly" adhering to USPS guidance on election-related mail.
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The audit concluded that "without full compliance, implementation, and a clear understanding of the Election and Political Mail policies and procedures there is a risk of improper handling, untimely processing, and late delivery of Election and Political Mail." It also found that "operational risks" could "delay timely processing and delivery of Election Mail."
