WASHINGTON (September 16, 2024) – Election officials are warning in a new letter that problems with the U.S. Postal Service could disenfranchise voters in the upcoming election.
The National Association of Secretaries of State and the National Association of State Election Directors penned the letter to USPS Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, claiming he hasn’t fixed the persistent deficiencies seen in the system. The letter says local election officials have seen a trend in postal operations' ability to deliver mail on time.
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Todd Belt is the director of the Political Management Program at the GW Graduate School of Political Management. Belt is an expert on the presidency, campaigns and elections, mass media and politics, public opinion, and political humor. In addition to his expertise, Belt is co-author of four books and helps to run GW’s political poll, which recently shared new findings.
Casey Burgat is the director of the Legislative Affairs program at the Graduate School of Political Management and host of its Mastering the Room podcast. Prior to joining GSPM, Burgat was a Senior Governance Fellow at the R Street Institute where his research focused on issues of congressional capacity and reform. Burgat co-authored Congress Explained: Representation and Lawmaking in the First Branch, a textbook on all things Congress.
Lesley Lopez is the director of the Public Relations and Communications program as well as an assistant professor at the GW Graduate School of Political Management. Lopez is an expert in media relations, digital storytelling, content creation, inclusive strategic communications and coalition building, and writing. She has served as a journalist, founder of a boutique PR firm, Chief Communications and Marketing Officer for the political start-up Run for Something and the Director of Communications for the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee. She also is currently a state delegate in the Maryland General Assembly, representing District 39, and serves as Deputy Majority Whip.
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