USPS Seeks Rate Increases Due to COVID-19, Holidays; Election Mail Unaffected

USPS Seeks Rate Increases Due to COVID-19, Holidays; Election Mail Unaffected
A U.S. Postal Service (USPS) post office is pictured in Philadelphia, Penn., on Aug. 14, 2020. Rachel Wisniewski/Reuters
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
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The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) announced Aug. 14 that it’s seeking to raise prices on a number of its mail options starting about two weeks before the November general election.

A representative said the increase won’t affect the types of products that are used to deliver absentee ballots.

Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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