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Related: About this forumU.S. appeals ruling that barred Postal Service changes before election
Source: Reuters
U.S. LEGAL NEWS
NOVEMBER 27, 2020 4:58 PM UPDATED 2 HOURS AGO
U.S. appeals ruling that barred Postal Service changes before election
By David Shepardson
2 MIN READ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Postal Service (USPS), Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and President Donald Trump late Friday appealed a federal judges ruling suspending service changes and requiring aggressive steps to ensure ballot deliveries ahead of the November presidential election, the Justice Department said.
The government said it was appealing U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivans preliminary injunction orders issued in late September in a pair of legal challenges. Sullivan directed the USPS to take extraordinary measures to ensure that millions of ballots were delivered by mail and held numerous hearings on the status of ballots.
It is not immediately clear what impact the appeal would have at this late stage, given that the final deadlines for accepting ballots by mail for the Nov. 6 election had passed. Joe Biden has been declared the president-elect by Reuters and numerous other news organizations.
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NOVEMBER 27, 2020 4:58 PM UPDATED 2 HOURS AGO
U.S. appeals ruling that barred Postal Service changes before election
By David Shepardson
2 MIN READ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Postal Service (USPS), Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and President Donald Trump late Friday appealed a federal judges ruling suspending service changes and requiring aggressive steps to ensure ballot deliveries ahead of the November presidential election, the Justice Department said.
The government said it was appealing U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivans preliminary injunction orders issued in late September in a pair of legal challenges. Sullivan directed the USPS to take extraordinary measures to ensure that millions of ballots were delivered by mail and held numerous hearings on the status of ballots.
It is not immediately clear what impact the appeal would have at this late stage, given that the final deadlines for accepting ballots by mail for the Nov. 6 election had passed. Joe Biden has been declared the president-elect by Reuters and numerous other news organizations.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-post-office/u-s-appeals-ruling-that-barred-postal-service-changes-before-election-idUSKBN2872QB
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U.S. appeals ruling that barred Postal Service changes before election (Original Post)
Eugene
Nov 2020
OP
Funny, I read this right after reading about a surge in mail-in ballot requests in Georgia.
Midnight Writer
Nov 2020
#8
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NoMoreRepugs
(9,418 posts)2. Did Rump find a WayBack Machine in the White House basement??
elleng
(130,895 posts)3. Feels 'moot' to me.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,683 posts)4. Trying to screw up the GA runoffs?
ampm
(301 posts)7. Yes it GA
What else could it be
turtleblossom
(504 posts)5. Georgia, Georgia, Georgia!!!!
onecaliberal
(32,852 posts)6. Duh, they're suppressing the vote in Georgia.
How much more proof does anyone need for election tampering?!?
Midnight Writer
(21,753 posts)8. Funny, I read this right after reading about a surge in mail-in ballot requests in Georgia.