People are freaking out about mailbox removals. The Postal Service says it’s routine.
, roughly 10 percent of its inventory, in the coming month, another move election advocates say they worry could slow down voters’ access to ballots and other important election information.“Given the other things that are going on, it’s okay to ask questions,” said David Becker, executive director of the nonprofit, nonpartisan Center for Election Innovation & Research.
Mailboxes have reportedly been removed in parts of New York, Pennsylvania, Oregon and Montana. Sen. Jon Tester wrote to DeJoy on Thursday requesting more information about the Postal Service’s plans for its mailboxes. “These actions set my hair on fire and they have real life implications for folks in rural America and their ability to access critical postal services like paying their bills and voting in upcoming elections,” Tester said in a Friday statement. “Postmaster General DeJoy must immediately provide Montanans with an explanation for the actions of the USPS, or he can do it under oath before a Senate committee.
Tester said in a later statement Friday that the Postal Service had paused mailbox removal in his home state, but said DeJoy “still owes Montanans an answer on why mail collection boxes were removed in the first place," and demanded the postmaster general replace the collection boxes that were already removed.
The Postal Service has close to 142,000 mailboxes across the country, and removes or relocates them on a case-by-case basis, according to agency spokesperson Kimberly Frum.“Historically, mailboxes have been removed for lack of use and installed in growth areas,” she said in an emailed statement.
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