Amid Concerns, Postmaster General Says USPS Is Ready for Election Season

The U.S. Postal Service is in the middle of updating its processes and networks, and there have been delays in some parts of the country.

Letters and packages are loaded onto a U.S. Postal Service truck parked outside a post office in Wheeling, Ill., on Jan. 29, 2024. Nam Y. Huh/AP Photo

Amid questions over timely mail-in ballot delivery, U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has assured state and local election officials that the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is prepared for the November general election.

In a letter to the National Association of State Election Directors and the National Association of Secretaries of State, DeJoy addressed concerns about USPS performance as Election Day approaches.