A federal judge on Thursday approved an agreement between the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) and civil rights groups that would implement measures to ensure that absentee ballots from Georgia are delivered on time for the two Senate elections. state, next month.
The parties filed the agreement in court late Wednesday in an effort to “avoid the costs and burden of further litigation from now until the Georgia election.”
The agreement is the result of numerous ongoing lawsuits by groups such as the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and Vote Forward, which were initially in response to the Trump administration’s postal service cuts.
“Every ballot must be counted, and this agreement with the USPS is a significant step in ensuring that the postal voting process for the Georgia election will ensure the timely delivery of ballots,” said Sam Spital, director of litigation. of the Legal Defense Fund, “The agreement provides for the prioritization of ballot delivery, the timely resolution of any delays in the delivery system and transparency in the USPS process to ensure that no voters are authorized.”
The Department of Justice, which represents the Postal Service in these cases, appealed to the court orders condemning the Postmaster General Louis DeJoy
Louis DeJoy’s calendar launched by the Postal Service is almost completely drafted Postal employees report arrears across the country on holiday shipping If the insured ballots were counted MOREDirectives issued earlier this year to reduce delivery services.
DeJoy issued drastic changes to staff, equipment and other services in June and July, citing the need to reduce costs amid the coronavirus pandemic. The move prompted Democrats and critics to accuse the postmaster of making a choice. President Trump
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The agreement will require Georgia’s postal facilities to regularly clean up undivided ballots until the January 5 election and to continue to use expedited ballot delivery services.
The plaintiffs agreed not to apply to the federal district court in Washington, DC, for other orders in their cases until after the election.
The two Georgia Senate races will decide which party will control the upper house as president-elect Joe Biden
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The news of the agreement comes because the Postal Service registered severe delays in correspondence during the holidays.