USPS changes and absentee ballot impact

USPS changes and absentee ballot impact

DELIVERIES ARE DELAYEDBECAUSE OF COST-CUTTINGMEASURES AT THE U-S POSTALSERVICE.

NOW THE CONCERNIS - HOW THIS WILL IMPACT ONTHE FLOOD OF TULSA COUNTYABSENTEE BALLOTS IN THE NEXTTWO WEEKS LEADING UP TO THENEXT ELECTION.

2 WORKS FORYOU'S SIERRA PIZARROINVESTIGATES.00:11:22;12 NATS: CRATE00:00:28;15 NATS: MAILSORTING LAST MONTH.

UNITEDSTATES POSTAL SERVICEPOSTMASTER GENERAL LOUISDEJOY MADE SOME CHANGES TOHOW MAIL IS PROCESSED.00:01:07;23 NATS: PKGSORTING 00:15:23;58 -00:15:31;50 BRADLEY:"They're saying they don'twant any late trucks gettingout with mail or coming inwith mail, which is fine.You need to be on timeleaving and coming in."00:00:42;11 NATS: MAILSORTING BUT WHEN CARRIERSBRING IN MAIL AT THE END OFTHE DAY.

IT CAN'T BEPROCESSED AND MOVED OUTUNTIL THE NEXT DAY.

BECAUSEOVERTIME WORK IS ALSO CUT.00:14;21;33 - 00:14:31;43Bradley: "It's going in,sitting and not beingprocessed.

We're one of thebiggest processors ofmedication in this nation.People rely on the postalservice for that service."AFTER SEEING A RECORD NUMBEROF ABSENTEE BALLOTS INJUNE.

THE TULSA COUNTY BOARDOF ELECTION IS UNSURE HOWthe CURRENT MAIL SPEED WILLAFFECT THE UPCOMINGELECTION.

BUT SAY THEY'VEALWAYS HAD ASMOOTH-RUNNING RELATIONSHIPWITH THE POST OFFICE.00:00:47;41 - 00:01:00;04GWEN FREEMAN, SECRETARY,TULSA COUNTY ELECTION BOARD"During elections, they'vealways been extremelyhelpful.

They've opened upfor us after hours onelection night so we couldpick up any last minuteballots.

They'll hold themaside for us." 00:16:38;46 -00:16:47;01 BRADLEY: "To saythere's going to be a delay,I just think that's wrong.We all know what it lookslike anddo everything we can to getthose in and out as soon aspossible." 00:01:58;16 NATS:PACKING TRUCK 00:12:46;23 -00:12:55;35 Burnett: "Theofficials do know what theyare doing, especiallybecause they've been doingthis for a long time now.

Ithink they have their handleon it." WHAT THE UNITEDPOSTAL WORKERS UNION ISTRYING TO HANDLE NOW ISGETTING THE RECENT CHANGESREVERSED.

00:17:09;38 -00:17:17;52 Bradley: "Ithink the public needs tocontact their congressmenand senators and let themknow they are not happy withthe changes that are comingand affecting their maildelivery, theirmedications." 00:01:49;02NATS: OPENS DOOR THEPOSTMASTER GENERAL ISSUEDTHIS STATEMENT SAYING THEPOSTAL SERVICE ISEXPERIENCING OVER A DECADEOF FINANCIAL LOSS... <POSTALSERVICE INSPECTOR GENERAL:$4 billion in overtime,$280 million in late andextra transportation in FY2019.