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    1. matt blaze‏Verified account @mattblaze 19 Aug 2020

      All that said, while this pointless destruction of postal equipment is clearly terrible and possibly criminal, it is still not clear by how much USPS capacity has actually been reduced and what impact that will have on the ability of the USPS to handle ballots in November.

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    2. matt blaze‏Verified account @mattblaze 19 Aug 2020

      It's possible that the impact is very significant; it's also possible that it's relatively small. We don't yet know, and concluding that the removal of this equipment makes mail voting infeasible in November would be premature based on currently available information.

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    3. matt blaze‏Verified account @mattblaze 19 Aug 2020

      Right now is when states and localities are making decisions about how voting will proceed in November. If you wanted to create the IMPRESSION that the USPS has been so damaged that it can't reliably handle ballots, images of sorting machines being trashed are very compelling.

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    4. matt blaze‏Verified account @mattblaze 19 Aug 2020

      The crux of the problem is this: many jurisdictions will have absolutely no idea how many of their voters will cast their ballots at local precincts on election day and how many will cast them by mail until very late, possibly not until election day.

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    5. matt blaze‏Verified account @mattblaze 19 Aug 2020

      So that means they have to essentially prepare 100% capacity for BOTH. It’s like running two elections simultaneously. But they generally don’t have the resources - people, money, etc - for that. USPS uncertainty could push voters to polling places who’d planned to vote by mail.

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    6. matt blaze‏Verified account @mattblaze 19 Aug 2020

      But those polling places are already likely to be understaffed due to COVID, and might be further overwhelmed by voter mistrust of USPS. It’s a very difficult situation.

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    7. matt blaze‏Verified account @mattblaze 19 Aug 2020

      So getting a realistic assessment of the true state of the USPS as soon as possible is really, really important. “Assume the worst” isn’t sufficient here.

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    8. matt blaze‏Verified account @mattblaze 19 Aug 2020

      The dilemma for election officials: do you advise voters: - Come vote in person at your local precinct (which may be understaffed with long lines) or - Return your ballot by mail (even though it might not arrive in time to be counted). We don’t yet know enough to say.

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    9. ashkan soltani‏Verified account @ashk4n 19 Aug 2020
      Replying to @mattblaze

      Ballot drop boxes? (sneakernet, but for voting.)https://www.apnews.com/41706cd2f7b03452d0bfb9efca3e76e3 …

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    10. matt blaze‏Verified account @mattblaze 19 Aug 2020
      Replying to @ashk4n

      If your jurisdiction has them (which requires planning now, of course).

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      Pinboard‏ @Pinboard 19 Aug 2020
      Replying to @mattblaze @ashk4n

      You can always put a homemade one out as a prank on Election Day, and learn a lot about election law

      8:47 PM - 19 Aug 2020
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        2. matt blaze‏Verified account @mattblaze 19 Aug 2020
          Replying to @Pinboard @ashk4n

          It’s like an entire law school course for free* *not counting legal fees and life-ruining consequences.

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        3. Pinboard‏ @Pinboard 19 Aug 2020
          Replying to @mattblaze @ashk4n

          And plenty of study time in the free law library!

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