Postal union president confident mail-in ballots will be delivered on time

The head of one of the postal worker unions in Palm Beach County says mail-in ballots should be delivered in time for Election Day.

CONCERNS OVER COVID SEEM TO BEDRIVING FLORIDIANS TO REQUESTMAIL IN BALLOTS AT A RECORDPACE.

WPTV NEWSCHANNEL 5'SMATT SCZESNY LOOKED INTOWHETHER CUTBACKS AT THE POSTOFFICE - WILL STILL GET THOSEBALLOTS BACK IN TIME TO BECOUNTED...<<123511“ITHIS POST OFFICE FOR 30 YEARSI KNOW EVERYBODY AT THATCOUNTER, AND I FEEL FOR THEM”DEBBIE WEMYSS TELLS US SHELIKES THE POST OFFFICEÃBUTSHEYEAR AND WILL DELIVER HER MAILIN BALLOT HERSELF.

123455“WITH EVERYTHING GOING ONSORTING MACHINES BEING TAKENOUT THINGS IN FLUX THE WAY IDOING IT ASSURES ME IGETTING MY VOTE IN” 123815“ITHINK THAT PEOPLE SHOULD GO INPERSON YOU HEAR THIS STUFFABOUT FAKE NEWS AND WHATGOING ON” THE HEAD OF ONE OFTHE POSTAL WORKERS UNIONSTELLS US AT LEAST 4 SORTINGMACHINES HAVE BEEN DISMANTLEDIN THE WEST PALM POSTALCENTER.

111102“I HAVENHEARD OF ANY IMPACT YET, AGAINTHE POSTMASTER GENERAL BACKEDOFF ON SOME OF HIS CHANGES”KEVIN YOUNG SAYS THERE ARESTILL ABOUT 20 SORTINGMACHINES IN THE FACILITY &HANDLING MAIL BETWEEN DELRAYAND FORT PIERCEÃHE SAYS THEPOST OFFICE SHOULD BE FINEEVEN IF MAIL IN BALLOTS INPALM BEACH COUNTY NUMBER HALFA MILLION.

121106“DONTILL THE LAST MINUTE GET ITBACK AS SOON AS YOU CAN”SUPERVISOR WENDY SARTORY LINKSAYS SHEBALLOTS OUT IN THREE WEEKS &BUT THEYTHE STATE TO FINALIZE THEBALLOT.

120927“OUR PROPOSEDSCHEDULE WAS THAT WE ALREADYWOULD HAVE SENT THE BALLOTS TOTHE PRINTER” GETTING BALLOTSOUT ON TIME DOES GIVE VOTERSMORE TIME TO GET THE BALLOTSBACK IN THE MAILÃDURING THEPRIMARY LAST MONTHÃPALMBEACH COUNTY ELECTIONSSUPERVISOR SAYS MORE THAN 900MAIL IN BALLOTS CAME BACK TOOLATE TO BE COUNTED.

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