(iii) Proposed provisions specifying that the USPS shall not transmit mail-in or absentee ballots from any individual unless those individuals have been enrolled on a State-specific list described in subsection (b)(iv) of this section with the USPS pursuant to this subsection.
That change on its own, really isn’t as nefarious as it seems. It was always postmarked where it first was processed into the mail stream, now that’s just taking place at regional centers.
You could always get it postmarked at the desk, and were encouraged to do so as there was no guarantee it would be processed the same day. You can still do that.
Yes, IF it’s during business hours and the desk is open. But that’s another good thing for people to make sure and do if they decide to go ahead with a mail-in ballot.
And I do understand that the move to regional processing centers as their excuse for why things might no longer get postmarked the same day. But that’s what they’re saying and does not negate the fact that they can easily delay postmarking or delivery if they want to, and I don’t think they should be trusted not to want to (or be ordered to). My point is that we’re now at a moment where no government agency can be trusted to not act in a partisan way or to not interfere in our elections.