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Ballot rejections soared in rural counties after USPS reduced mail service Original

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By Ken B. Morales, Jen Fifield Verified, Misty Harris
| Minnesota Reformer
This story was first published by ProPublica. In early August, election workers north of Spokane, Washington, went across the street to the post office to check for late mail-in ballots. It was three days after the primary and they were expecting no more than a few dozen. Instead, their mailbox was brimming with envelopes — more than 500 of them, each a vote that wouldn’t count. The sight was “jarring,” said Auditor Lori Larsen, a Republican who oversees voting in Stevens County.
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Ballot Rejections Soared in Rural Counties After USPS Reduced Mail Service

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By Ken B. Morales, Jen Fifield Verified, Misty Harris Verified
| ProPublica Verified
Reporting Highlights Rural Cuts: Delays resulting from the U.S. Postal Service’s cost-cutting measures have endangered the validity of ballots cast in rural areas, a ProPublica analysis found. Rejected Ballots: The rates of ballots rejected for arriving late this year doubled or tripled in areas affected by the cuts compared to the 2022 primary. That wasn’t the case elsewhere. Extraordinary Measures: Postal Service leaders say special procedures in place for the Nov.
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Ballot Rejections Soared in Rural Counties After USPS Reduced Mail Service

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By Ken B. Morales, Jen Fifield Verified, Misty Harris Verified
| Flipboard
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