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Mail Delays Raise Election Security Concerns
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- Pennsylvania state agencies left 3.4 million official letters undelivered for a month due to a failed mail vendor.
- The delayed mail included vital notices for programs like SNAP, health coverage, and transportation services.
- The incident has renewed scrutiny over mail-in ballot security in Pennsylvania elections.
Gov. Josh Shapiro criticized former President Trump during the government shutdown.
His administration failed to deliver critical communications through the mail system.
The vendor Capitol Presort Services reportedly kept millions of official letters from being sent between November 3 and December 3.
The letters contained time-sensitive information about benefits and legal deadlines.
“Two million Pennsylvanians rely on SNAP…And Donald Trump’s playing games, building ballrooms, and doing a whole bunch of stuff that shows he actually doesn’t give a damn about those people who don’t have food.”
— Home of the Brave (@OfTheBraveUSA), November 6, 2025
Health coverage terminations were among the affected communications.
Child abuse clearance notices and transportation documents were also impacted.
Governor Shapiro’s administration fired the vendor.
This happened just weeks after his media tour criticizing national leadership.
“He rose to some prominence by writing a book about growing up in Appalachia, where there are a whole lot of people who get SNAP. He made millions of dollars off telling their stories, and then he turned his damn back on…”
— Acyn, November 7, 2025
The Department of State did not respond to questions about how the state ensures the security of mail-in ballots.
The agency has claimed that voting by mail is “safe, secure, and easy.”
Instances across the country—in Georgia, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Colorado—have raised concerns about the reliability of mail for sensitive or urgent matters.
Those concerns include the handling of election ballots.
The recently revealed Pennsylvania mail backlog underscores the risks of depending on third-party vendors for such important functions.
During the 2024 general election, about two million Pennsylvanians cast ballots by mail.
The victory margin was less than 7 percent of those mail-in votes.
This new scandal shows how compromised or mishandled mail could become a significant vulnerability in election integrity.
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