Richmond official says mail delivery issues a "threat to our democracy"

What they're saying: Put your absentee ballot in one of the following three drop boxes in Richmond, located at the early voting locations, instead.

• City Hall.
• Hickory Hill Community Center.
• Office of Elections.

Zoom in: Early voting for the presidential nominees ends on Saturday at 5pm.

• If you haven't received a requested ballot or worry it won't arrive in time to vote for presidential nominees, the registrar advises going to one of the above early voting locations.
• Residents can also choose to vote on election day at their polling place.

State of play: The USPS has repeatedly refused to show up to town halls about their delivery failures, including one last week where Balmer delivered his statement, which the elections office posted on X Monday.

• This comes after local officials learned that hundreds of cancer test samples were deemed unusable due to postal delays last month.

• Other residents have said they're racking up credit card late fees, missing out on checks and risking their water being cut off due to undelivered payments.

What's next: The city's registrar says there will soon be a "strong advocacy" for using the drop boxes to submit ballots for the presidential election in November.