This Week in Politics: New Jersey Preps for a Historic Mail-in Election
Following lawsuits and national outcry, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy says he'll suspend any changes to the U.S. Postal Service until after the election. Of course, that doesn't address equipment that's already been removed. DeJoy appeared before a Senate panel on Friday and is expected to face more scrutiny when he appears before a House panel on Monday.
Meanwhile, in the face of all of this, New Jersey and New York are gearing up for an election that will rely on the postal service more than ever before. WNYC's Nancy Solomon joins us for a roundup on how things are going in the Garden State.
Speaking with David Furst, Nancy says "every registered voter gets a ballot that arrives in their mail slot, with a self-addressed and stamped envelope. So it's easier to vote. The problem is the crush of mail coming through the post office, of course. So Governor Murphy has made a few changes. Each county is doubling the number of election department drop boxes and anyone can also drop their ballot off on Election Day at their local polling place."
