nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor3|||Democrats Warn Of 'Assault' On The Postal Service As Election Nears||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||Lawmakers worry that changes made by the new postmaster general will make it more difficult for people to vote in the presidential election.

Erica Koesler of Los Angeles demonstrates outside a USPS post office as a postal worker walks by in the background on Saturday. The USPS has warned states coast to coast that it cannot guarantee all ballots cast by mail for the November election will arrive in time to be counted, even if mailed by state deadlines.



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Democrats Warn Of 'Assault' On The Postal Service As Election Nears

Lawmakers worry that changes made by the new postmaster general will make it more difficult for people to vote in the presidential election.