US House Speaker Pelosi said postmaster general’s ‘pause’ of changes not enoug – mailboxes, machines must be restored.
Why is Trump worried about mail-in voting? | Start Here
The president says postal voting will result in election fraud. Is he right? And how does the process actually work?
A US presidential election during a pandemic is unprecedented. So a lot of Americans plan to vote by mail to stay safe.
But President Donald Trump has attacked mail-in voting and says it raises the risk of fraud.
So, how does postal voting work? Why does Trump hate the idea? And why did the president replace the postmaster general during an election year?
Published On 6 Sep 2020
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The 2020 election will be the biggest mail-in vote in US history but voters fear changes to postal service may affect delivery of democracy.
Appearing before politicians, US Postmaster General Louis DeJoy defended his decision to introduce cost-saving measures to the USPS ahead of November’s poll.
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