USPS Postal Service Delays Disenfranchised Thousands of Legally-Cast Ballots This Fall Because more than half the states – including most of the key battlegrounds – don’t provide a grace period for ballots that arrive after Election Day, it is likely 25,000-50,000 ballots nationwide were ultimately rejected because of USPS problems.
USPS How Many Ballots Did Postal Service Delays Actually Disenfranchise During the 2020 Election? While U.S. Postal Service workers likely delivered more than 99.9% of the country’s mail ballots in time to be counted this year, it also appears that tens of thousands were disenfranchised by postal delays.
provisional ballots If Your Mail-In Ballot Hasn't Arrived, Don't Stress: Provisional Ballots Are Your Plan B If you are one of the many people who voted by mail this year, you may be stressing out if your local election officials haven’t officially accepted your ballot yet. But don’t worry, you have a Plan B to make sure your vote is counted. It’s called a provisional ballot. NBCLX’s Chase Cain explains how it works....
vote by mail Will Your Mail-in Ballot Reach Its Destination in Time? NBC Puts it to the Test The good news: most first-class mail is getting delivered within a week. But what about that 1%?
postal service NBC Tests USPS Speeds Before Election But Finds Little Sign of Improvement The U.S. Postal Service isn’t delivering mail as quickly as it should, but the delays don’t appear significant enough – at this time – to disrupt an election, according to a September test by NBCLX and NBC Owned Television Stations.
vote by mail POLL: Democrats Plan to Mail Ballots Much Earlier Than Republican Voters NBCLX/YouGov poll finds partisan discrepancies in when votes will be cast
Mail-in Voting 6 Myths About Mail-In Voting Debunked NBCLX's Chase Cain exposes the truth about six circulating vote-by-mail myths ahead of the 2020 election.
The Myth The Myth: Absentee and Mail-In Ballots Are Different President Trump has slammed mail-in voting as riddled with fraud, while telling his supporters that it’s perfectly fine to submit absentee ballots in some key swing states. But is there a difference between absentee and mail-in ballots? In the latest episode of our series “The Myth,” Chase Cain is debunking this claim.
voter tips Election 2020: 5 Things to Do to Make Sure Your Vote Is Counted With both sides calling this the most important presidential election in decades, you want to make certain that your vote is counted. NBCLX’s Clark Fouraker has a checklist of the five most important things you should do to make sure your ballot doesn’t get disqualified this November.
USPS What Happened When We Put the Speed of the USPS to the Test The US Postal Service isn’t delivering mail as quickly as it used to, but the situation – with only two months until Election Day – doesn’t appear to be as dire as the picture painted by some members of Congress. NBCLX, in partnership with the NBC Owned Television Stations in a dozen cities across the country, is testing the speed...
