LAS VEGAS (AP) — The USPS announced on Tuesday it will follow through with its plan to reroute Reno-area mail processing to Sacramento, a move that drew bipartisan ire from Nevada lawmakers while raising questions about the rate at which mail ballots can be processed in a populous part of a crucial swing state.
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has cast the permanent measure as a cost saving move, but federal, state and local lawmakers have complained about a lack of transparency in the process that could slow mail throughout the region.
Under the plan, all mail from the Reno area will pass through Sacramento before reaching its destination — even from one side of the city to the other.
Democratic Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar, the state’s top election official, previously said moving operations could slow the processing of mail ballots, and “has the potential to disenfranchise thousands of Nevada voters and would unquestionably impact the results of Nevada’s elections.”
Former MIT researcher who killed Yale graduate student sentenced to 35 years in prison
Mini budget will be released before Christmas
What is happening with the NZ housing market this week?
Police call Interpol, ask public to help identify clothes on woman found dead in Gulf Harbour
Passenger breaks his leg 30 minutes into a seven
How endangered dolphins could shut down the SailGP
Man who went missing while fishing on boat off Hawke's Bay coast named
School leaders unite to defend free lunches
As airplane makers struggle to meet demand, Morocco wants to become a manufacturing hub
Labour leader Chris Hipkins calls for a ceasefire in Israel Gaza conflict
Phish fans are famously dedicated. What happens when they enter the Sphere?
Senior US diplomat suggests AUKUS will deter any China moves against Taiwan