Poll: Trust in the U.S. Postal Service delivering mail-in ballots on time has fallen

Sep 23, 2026 · Hansi Lo Wang

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Poll: Trust in the U.S. Postal Service delivering mail-in ballots on time has fallen

A U.S. Postal Service employee pushes a cart outside a post office in Wheeling, Ill., in 2021.

Registered voters are less confident that USPS will deliver election mail on time compared with 2024, an NPR/PBS News/Marist poll finds, after USPS was part of Trump's bid to limit mail voting.

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