Time and time again, Mail Handlers and the United States Postal Service has shown its more than capable of delivering ballots to and from voters and local election officials. During the 2024 federal elections, over 99 million ballots were processed by the Postal Service. 99.8 percent of ballots were delivered to election officials within a week, and 97.73 percent were delivered within three days. Additionally, voter fraud is a non-issue in our democratic process. There is no evidence of overwhelming voter fraud that would actually impact the outcome of elections. The Heritage Foundation issued reports on voter fraud and found that during the 2024 elections, there were only forty-three cases of voter fraud that led to criminal conviction throughout the country. In 2020, there were thirty-one. The proposed rule and executive order that not only create excessive and unnecessary oversight on elections from the Postal Service, but overstepped the constitutional rights of states to administer elections. The NPMHU applauds the Supreme Court Justices that upheld this right and overturned the infringement on access to ballots through the mail.

Vote by mail is a vital part of America’s democratic process that has been used for almost two hundred years. Eight states and the District of Columbia exclusively vote by mail. It is necessary for the elderly, invalid, those who work outside polling locations' hours, and voters who find themselves away from home during an election. A healthy democracy is dependent on all eligible voters participating. 

The National Postal Mail Handlers Union will continue to do our part in democracy to support vote by mail.