Mail has slowed in Wisconsin. What does that mean for the election?

In the third quarter of 2024, 70% of two-day, first-class mail delivery was on time in Wisconsin. Only Georgia had a lower on-time delivery rate, and the performance in Wisconsin was well off the goal of a 93% on-time rate.

The data was roughly similar for slower first-class mail delivery. A separate Postal Service dataset shows that most mail reaches its destination only a day late, but that could be a critical delay for election mail.

Unlike other states, absentee ballots in Wisconsin must be delivered to a voter’s polling place by 8 p.m. on Election Day. There is no wiggle room for late ballots to be counted.

U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy told a House committee on Sept. 26 that voters can “absolutely” trust their ballot to get where it needs to go on time. He had previously pledged a “heroic” effort on election mail.



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