BALDWIN CALLS FOR INVESTIGATION INTO USPS DELAYS DURING WISCONSIN'S SPRING ELECTION

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin issued the following press release:

U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) called for an investigation into the delays at the United States Postal Service (USPS) during the Wisconsin Spring Election that led to hundreds of Wisconsinites across the state not having their votes counted. Baldwin notes that hundreds of Wisconsinites sent their ballots before Election Day, some as early as weeks before the election, but were deprived of their right to vote because of delays by USPS. Two-thirds (https://www.wpr.org/news/wisconsin-elections-commission-postal-absentee-ballots) of Wisconsin's local election officials across the state reported problems with the mail during the April 7th election, with some reporti...