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USPS Suspends Service Changes Until After Election, Promises It Can Handle Mail-In Voting

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Under-fire Postmaster General Louis DeJoy promised that the struggling service was up to the challenge of conducting a mail-in election.

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The U.S. Postal Service will suspend several changes—including removing mailboxes, closing processing facilities, and changing retail hours—until after the election “to avoid even the appearance of any impact on election mail,” Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said in a Tuesday statement.

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