Federal judge orders Postal Service to halt changes.

On Behalf of WEA’s More Conservative Members #76 Federal judge orders Postal Service to halt changes https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/federal-judge-orders-postal-service-to-stop-changes-that-could-slow-election-mail-in-legal-challenge-by-washington-attorney-general-ferguson/?utm_source=marketingcloud&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Evening+Brief+09-17-20_9_17_2020&utm_term= Seattle Times - Local News - Local Politics - Nation - Nation & World Politics Federal judge orders Postal Service to halt changes that could slow election mail, ruling in favor of Washington Attorney General Ferguson Sep. 17, 2020 at 1:12 pm By Joseph O’Sullivan Seattle Times staff reporter 9.18.20 OLYMPIA — A federal judge Thursday granted a preliminary injunction sought by Washington and 13 other states that halts some Trump administration changes that have slowed mail delivery ahead of the Nov. 3 election. In his ruling, Judge Stanley Bastian, of the U.S. District Court of Eastern Washington, ordered a stop to several recent changes made by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) ahead of an election that will see a big increase in mail balloting due to the coronavirus pandemic. Bastian’s order puts on hold key changes, such as forcing postal trucks to leave at specific times, even if mail hasn’t been loaded on them, or preventing those trucks to return to facilities to get more mail, both of which can result in delivery delays. And it may require in some instances that USPS reconnect, replace or reassemble mail-processing machines in some facilities, if they have been deemed unable to process mail for the general election according to first-class delivery standards. The order says USPS must continue to treat all election-related mail as first class. ------------ Ken Mortland is a member of WEA-Retired, continuing a long career of activism in WEA/NEA. He is also a lifelong Republican and a member of Mainstream Republicans of WA Board.

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