Kansas Democracy Suffers Thanks To Snail Mail?!?

Quick insight into one aspect of election season with no solution insight.

Check the latest exchange of words and warnings . . .

Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab was particularly concerned with the response from the USPS that they do not postmark or cancel every piece of mail in the system.

“The Postal Service’s policy is to postmark all ballots mailed by voters, whether they are prepaid by election officials or mailed with a stamp affixed by the voter” and raises broader concerns about what other time sensitive mail, such as tax returns, is treated similarly. If there is a USPS policy that not every piece of mail is not postmarked, the USPS should be transparent about this policy so customers, and especially voters, can make the appropriate decision when choosing to return their ballot. Failure to do so further undermines voter confidence in election processes," Schwab's letter states.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Kansas Secretary of State 'disappointed' by postal service response to concerns with mail-in ballots

Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab sent a blistering letter to the United States Postmaster General about Schwab's concerns with failure to postmark election ballots and failure in delivery.