Sign the petition: Stand up to Louis DeJoy and protect voting rights!
Petition to Congress:
We urge you to take a stand against Trump’s Postmaster General Louis DeJoy by passing the Election Mail Act, legislation supporting the delivery and processing of election mail and making sure voters do not have to pay to return ballots.
Trump’s Postmaster General Louis DeJoy tanked the delivery of ballots in the 2020 election by making changes to mail delivery just before the election, a federal judge ruled last week.1 We can’t let this happen again.
Congress must protect democracy from Louis Dejoy by passing the Election Mail Act, legislation that would codify Americans’ right to vote by mail and get their votes counted.2
Sign the petition: Congress must pass the Election Mail Act, legislation that would require USPS to offer First-Class mailing service for all ballots at no cost to voters!
Mail-in voting is more vulnerable than ever now that DeJoy has unveiled his plan to sabotage the US Postal Service by shuttering USPS facilities and cutting the USPS workforce. If DeJoy’s Great Consolidation goes as planned, he’ll be jeopardizing Americans’ right to get their votes counted — especially in rural areas.3
President Biden and Congress need to be countering DeJoy’s austerity plans at every step of the way.4 Right now, Congress can stand up to DeJoy on the urgent issue of voting rights.
The Election Mail Act includes vital safeguards such as ensuring voters don’t have to pay to return mail-in ballots; making sure USPS postmarks ballots, and states count them on time; protecting absentee voting; and preventing USPS from making operational changes within 120 days of an election. These reforms must pass now!
Sign the petition: Congress must pass the Election Mail Act, legislation that would require USPS to offer First-Class mailing service for all ballots at no cost to voters!
Sources:
- CNN, “Louis DeJoy: Changes made by Postmaster General before 2020 election harmed US Postal Service, judge rules,” October 6, 2022.
- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, “Klobuchar Introduces Legislation to Improve Delivery of Election Mail,” July 1, 2022.
- Vox, “If the US Postal Service shuts down, rural America will suffer the most,” April 16, 2020.
- Take on Wall Street, “Tell President Biden: Nominate the Final Two Members of the USPS Board of Governors Needed to Fire Louis DeJoy and Expand Postal Services Now,” Accessed October 5, 2022.