Letter To Postmaster General John Potter On Ballot Mail Integrity

George W. Bush ^ | October 21, 2004

[RWR8189]

To:       Interested Parties
From:    Bush-Cheney '04 Communications
Date:     10/20/04
Re:       Letter To Postmaster General John
             Potter On Ballot Mail Integrity

Bush-Cheney '04 General Counsel Tom Josefiak today sent the following letter on ballot mail integrity to United States Postmaster General John Potter.

Letter To Postmaster General John Potter

Mr. John Potter
Postmaster General
United States Postal Service
475 L’Enfant Plaza, SW
Washington , DC 20260-0010

Dear Mr. Potter:

Recently the Bush-Cheney campaign received anecdotal reports that mail carriers in Florida and elsewhere have suggested that they would consider failing to deliver ballot materials from homes that “appear Republican.”  This type of behavior is both morally reprehensible and illegal. 

I write to seek your assurance that all employees of the United States Postal Service appreciate the importance of delivering ballot and election materials as quickly as possible, regardless of the perceived partisan affiliation of the voter.  Given the large number of absentee ballots expected in this election, it is crucial that individual mail carriers understand their important role in the protection of our democracy.

With this concern in mind, I respectfully request that you issue a reminder to USPS employees that all election and balloting materials should be delivered expeditiously, without regard to partisan affiliation.  Voters in America must be able to trust their mail carriers not to slow or destroy absentee ballots or absentee ballot applications. 

I would greatly appreciate any information you can offer on this topic, especially regarding past actions your office has taken to ensure the integrity of ballot mail.  If you have any questions, please feel free to contact my office.

Sincerely,

Thomas J. Josefiak
General Counsel

cc:        David Williams
USPS Inspector General

[MineralMan]

Hmmm....for important mail, I never leave it for the carrier to pick up. I always take it to the post office or at least leave in in a blue mail box somewhere. Letter carriers have enough to do to get mail delivered properly. I don't want them to have to deal with my outgoing mail.

[Dutchgirl]

My mail carrier is a highly partisan Republican who gets a kick out of my constantly changing PC backgrounds (imported from FR) and always asks me what the topic on Rush is going to be (since FR usually scoops him!)

I'd love to hear more about the incident that sparked this "friendly reminder."

[Trepz]

Is there no level to which democrats will not stoop in an effort to steal this election? I have a question for John Kerry. How can you hold your head up and face the American people while you and members of your party work so hard and so deligently to ensure that you get every illegal vote possible and then to work in the same deligent manner to ensure that Repbulican votes are not registered? If you were that sure of what you have to say to the American people, you and the democratic party would not feel the need to stoop to this level. Are you not ashamed of yourself and the democratic party?

Vote REPUBLICAN and SAVE AMERICA

[Jack Black]

Mail from post office. In Oregon *ALL* ballots are "vote by mail" though you can turn them in on election day at selected non-postal locations.

[Trepz]

Everyone should copy the above letter and email it to

johnkerry@johnkerry.com

along with a note chastizing him and the DNC for not coming out and condemning the actions.

That address has already blocked one of my email addresses because I kept sending PRO Bush emails to them.