Lawmakers speak on USPS ballot issue

Lawmakers speak on USPS ballot issue

BALLOTS ARRIVE TOO LATE FORTHE UPCOMING GENERAL ELECTION?THE U-S POSTAL SERVICE PUTMOST STATES ON ALERT ABOUT THEISSUE.

AND TONIGHT -- WE HAVEREACTION IN OUR STATE.

NINE ONYOUR SIDE REACHED OUT TO THEPOSTAL SERVICE FOR ARIZONA.AND WE'RE TOLD -- THAT DESPITETHE PANDEMIC -- MAIL-INBALLOTS WILL BE A SECURE --EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE WAY TOVOTE -- IN NOVEMBER.

THE POSTOFFICE ALSO SAYS VOTERS SHOULDMAIL IN THEIR BALLOTS -- ATLEAST ONE WEEK BEFORE THE DUEDATE.AND DEMOCRATIC LAWMAKERS INARIZONA---- ARE RESPONDING TOTHAT ALERT.

THIS WHAT SOME OFTHEM HAD TO SAY.LAW MAKERS IN ARIZONA ARESPEAKING OUT ABOUT ISSUES ANDCONCERNS OVER MAIL IN BALLOTSAND IF THE US POSTAL SERVICEIN THE STATE CAN HANDLE THELOAD.

CONGRESSMAN TOMO'HALLERAN RELASED A STATEMENTON FRIDAY SAYING "WE MUSTENSURE NOW, MORE THAN EVER,THAT THE USPS CAN CONTINUE TOOPERATE WITHOUT DELAY AND FREEOF POLITICAL THREAT,"CONTINUED O'HALLERAN.

"ACTIONIS NEEDED, URGENTLY."MEANWHILE ACCORDING TO SENATORKIERSTERN SINEMA'S OFFICE: SHESAYS---ARIZONA HAS LED THE WAYON SAFE, SECURE MAIL-IN VOTINGFOR YEARS.

SHE THINKS THE RESTOF THE COUNTRY CAN FOLLOWARIZONA'S LEAD AND THE POSTALSERVICE MUST BE ABLE TOSUPPORT OUR UPCOMING ELECTION.CONGRESSWOMAN ----ANNKIRKPATRICK RELEASED HER OWNSTATEMENT SAYING IN PART WECANNOT ALLOW OUR USPSFACILITIES AND PROCESSINGCENTERS TO FACE FINANCIALHARDSHIPS THAT MAY RESULT INCONSOLIDATION OR CUTS AND WECANNOT ALLOW THE POSTMASTER TOIMPLEMENT CHANGES THATDISENFRANCHISE AMERICANSABILITY TO VOTE BY MAIL ORSIMPLY RECEIVE THEIRPACKAGES," AND CONGRESSMANRAUL GRIJALVA IS SET TO SPEAKTO TO THE LETTER CARRIERSASSOCATION ON TUESDAY ABOUTTHE ISSUES.

AND AGAINST ANYEFFORTS TO DISMANTLE THE USPOSTAL SERVICE.

CONGRESS ISSET TO VOTE ON THE- DELIVERINGFOR AMERICA ACT ON SATURDAYITCAN BASICALLY STOP THE POSTOFFICE FROM MAKING CHANGES TOOPERATIONS AND SERVICE LEVELSTHAT WENT INTO EFFECT EARLIERTHIS YEARAND WILL LAST UNTILTHE END OF THE PANDEMIC.

WEALSO REACHED OUT TO REPUBLICANSENATOR MARTHA MCSALLY FOR ASTATEMENT AND WE'RE STILLWAITING FOR A RESPONSE.WE JUST GOT A RESPONSE FROMSENATOR MARTHA MCSALLY'SOFFICE INTO OUR NEWS ROOM ANDIT SAYS- QUOTE "THE SENATORHAS EVERY INTENTION OF OFENSURING THE POSTAL SERVICEHAS THE RESOURCES TO BE FULLYOPERATIONAL"WITH LESS THAN 100 DAYS LEFTUNTIL THE NOVEMBER ELECTION