1/6 The National Voter Registration Act of 1993 allowed election mail to be sent using reduced Nonprofit Standard Mail rates (now called Marketing Mail), but there's apparently not been clarity or uniformity about how this mail is treated.
2/6 The USPS says, “Just because we put an official election mail logo on a piece, it doesn’t automatically upgrade that to an expedited level of service." For ballots sent out at Marketing Mail rates, the standard is 3-10 days (about 90% of MM meet this goal) with no guarantees.
May 12, 2020 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
1/5 The USPS OIG has a new report about redefining the Universal Service Obligation. That's code for how to cut costs by reducing postal services. The report shows just where things are headed under the new PMG. #USPS#savethepostofficebit.ly/2WqEjh02/5 The OIG report considers cost-saving options like slowing down delivery times, fewer days of delivery, and closing post offices. bit.ly/2WqEjh0
