ToplineA mail carrier in Hudson County, New Jersey, has been arrested and charged with mail obstruction after dumping over 1,000 pieces of mail including ballots in a dumpster, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpentino announced Wednesday, as the handling of election mail by mail carriers has become a source of controversy ahead of the November election. The discarded mail included 99 general election ballots for West Orange residents, as New Jersey is mailing all registered voters mail-in ballots automatically for the November election. (DeJoy has said election mail is the agency’s “number one priority” ahead of the election, and the changes are currently being reversed.) There is no evidence of any widespread or coordinated efforts by mail carriers to tamper with election mail. (ABC News)'Dumped in rivers ... creeks ... wastepaper baskets': Trump's falsehoods on mail-in ballots (NBC News)

Source: Forbes October 07, 2020 17:37 UTC