Georgia leaders worry mail delays could cause many absentee ballots to arrive too late to count

Both Republican and Democratic leaders agree that persistent mail delivery delays in Georgia could cost voters who use absentee ballots their chance to be counted on Election Day this November.
U.S. Postal Service Postmaster General Louis DeJoy arrives to testify to the House Oversight and Accountability subcommittee, Wednesday, May 17, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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In a rare bipartisan consensus about Georgia’s election process, both Republican and Democratic leaders agree that persistent mail delivery delays in the state could cost voters who use absentee ballots their chance to be counted on Election Day this November.

The stakes are high, as Georgia is again considered a swing state that will likely help decide who will be the next U.S. president.