US Postal Service says millions of mail-in-votes may not arrive in time

The US Postal Service has warned that millions of mail-in-votes might not arrive by November 3, the scheduled date for the US Presidential elections. It sent letters to states, last month, telling them that “certain deadlines are incongruous with the Postal Service’s delivery standards,” BBC reported.

This came to light right after President Donald Trump told Fox News that he was blocking additional funding to debt-ridden USPS, as he opposed mail-in voting.

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The letter to states by USPS has raised eyebrows as its new Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, a major Republican donor, who also donated to the Trump campaign. 

Millions of Americans are expected to vote by mail due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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While talking to Fox News over USPS’ funding, Trump said, “Now they (Democrats) need that money in order to make the post office work so it can take all of these millions and millions of ballots.”

“Now, if we don’t make a deal, that means they don’t get the money. They can’t have universal mail-in voting, they just can’t have it,” he added.

For his comments, Trump drew the ire of former President Barack Obama, who said that the administration was “more concerned with suppressing the vote than suppressing a virus.”

He urged voters who’re in a state, where they’ve the option to vote early, “do that now,” he tweeted. 

“The more votes in early, the less likely you’re going to see a last minute crunch, both at polling places and in states where mail-in ballots are permitted,” he added.