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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.
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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.
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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....
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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%?
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Sample voting ballots sit in a pile during a training on a new ballot sorting machine at the Board of Elections in Doylestown, Pennsylvania
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.
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A voter drops off a mail-in ballot in a collection box outside the Cambridge City Hall Annex at the corner of Broadway and Inman Street in Cambridge, MA on Aug. 25, 2020.
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
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In this Aug. 18, 2020, file photo, poll workers help a voter put their mail-in ballot in an official Miami-Dade County drive- thru ballot drop box during Florida Primary Election amid the coronavirus pandemic, in Miami, Florida.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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...
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