USPS to Pause Removal of Mail Collection Boxes Until After 2020 Election Following Outcry

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

In response to growing public concerns about voter suppression, including President Donald Trump's continued attacks on mail-in voting, the United States Postal Service said it will postpone its plan to remove or relocate mail collection bins.

Shortly after CNN reported on Friday that the Postal Service had begun reducing hours and removing mail collection boxes in a number of states, a USPS spokesperson announced that the push will be halted until after Nov. 3.

"We are not going to be removing any boxes," Spurgeon said in a statement, according to the outlet. "After the election, we're going to take a look at operations and see what we need and don’t need."

The removal freeze applies to 16 states: Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. Portions of Wisconsin and Missouri are also included.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/usps-to-pause-removal-of-mail-collection-boxes-until-after-2020-election-following-outcry/ar-BB180aQz?li=BBnb7Kz

Are they going to reinstall the ones they've removed?

[unblock]

1. But only those states? Not the others?

[secondwind]

2. Looks like the freeeze is mostly for western states. Hmmm

[pamdb]

3. mailboxes

Why only 16 states? What happens to the rest?

What about the sorting machines?

[C_U_L8R]

5. And the sorting machines? Apparently that's the real sabotage.

[Andy823]

7. Exactly!

We need to find out where they are and how we can put them back into operating condition back in the post offices they came from. All those who have had a hand in this disgusting attempt to steal the election for trump, need to answer for what they have done.

[louis-t]

6. Most likely, they will conveniently lose them.

And 'break' the 'outdated' mail sorting machines.

[dixiechiken1]

8. Yeah, the boxes might be left in place...

But does anyone have confidence that the mail will be collected from them in a timely manner? Especially if that particular task is at the end of a carrier's route, what with no overtime and all...

The public is being thrown a bone here. A bone that doesn't matter for anything more than optics.

[rzemanfl]

10. I don't think that bone is being thrown, more like inserted. n/t

[Lasher]

9. This makes me wonder how I ever managed to receive a Christmas card.

Go figure.

[Iliyah]

11. That doesn't mean they will pick up mail tho . . .

[kentuck]

13. Right! What about the ones they have already removed?

Will they be put back in place?