USA Postal Ballot Issue
                     USA POSTAL 
BALLOT ISSUE
INTRODUCTION
Less than three months out from the 
presidential election, the united states postal 
service (USPS) has become the center of a 
political storm. 
Nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of 
representatives, has recalled the house from its 
august recess to vote this week on legislation 
designed to support the service.
BBC.com
WHAT IS THE ISSUE?
• In May, the Democrat-controlled House of 
Representatives passed a $3 trillion 
coronavirus relief package, which included 
relief funds for the USPS. 
• It also included funding for expanded postal 
voting, which Republicans oppose because in 
many areas of the country, more registered 
Democrats have requested postal ballots than 
registered Republicans. 
Reuters
 WHY IS IT 
IMPORTANT?
• This could have a big impact for November’s 
election because voters are expected to vote 
by mail in unprecedented numbers. 
• In many states, ballots must be received by 
an election office by election day in order to 
be counted.
Financial Times
 DEBATE OF POLITICIANS
• The USPS has warned that without additional 
support, it may not be able to meet deadlines 
for delivering voting ballots. 
• The most powerful Republican in Congress, 
Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell, 
refused to allow a vote on the Bill. 
The Nation
 POSTAL VOTING IS A THREAT TO 
DEMOCRACY
• President Donald Trump has a long history 
of attacking the USPS. 
• In a July tweet, claimed postal voting “will 
lead to the most corrupt election in our 
nation’s history”, and that postal voting is 
a threat to democracy.
The Nation
REASON BEHIND OPPOSITION OF 
TRUMP
• Trump said that he opposed new postal 
funding because of his opposition to mail-
in voting, which he maintains will benefit 
Democrats. 
• He also claims, without evidence, that it is 
rife with fraud.
BBC
NO EVIDENCE OF FRAUD
• Trump has repeatedly claimed, again 
without any evidence, that illegal voting 
prevented him from winning the popular 
vote in the 2016 election. 
• Vice President Mike Pence initiated a 
voting integrity commission, and found no 
evidence of widespread voter fraud. 
CNN.com
FRAUD VOTING STATISTICS
• The non-partisan Brennan Center for 
Justice found most allegations of fraud are 
baseless, with the rate of voting fraud in 
the US being between 0.00004% and 
0.0009%.
PBS
POLITICAL SITUATION
• The president’s own actions suggests 
an opposition to voter fraud and postal 
voting unless it benefits him.
The New York Times
WHAT ABOUT SAFEGUARDS?
• There are provisions in place to prevent 
people from impersonating voters or 
stealing ballots - such as authorities 
checking that ballots have come from 
voters' registered address and requiring 
signatures on envelopes.
US News