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USPS investigates theft of mail-in ballots from San Mateo County post office
The U.S. Postal Service is investigating after vote-by-mail ballots for San Mateo County were stolen from a Daly City post office, the county’s Registration & Elections Division said Thursday, Oct. 15. The Elections Division said it was notified Oct. 14 of the mail theft that reportedly included mail-in ballots. The number of ballots that were […] The post USPS investigates theft of mail-in ballots from San Mateo County post office appeared first on The Almanac .
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The U.S. Postal Service is investigating after vote-by-mail ballots for San Mateo County were stolen from a Daly City post office, the county’s Registration & Elections Division said Thursday, Oct. 15. The Elections Division said it was notified Oct. 14 of the mail theft that reportedly included mail-in ballots. The number of ballots that were […] The post USPS investigates theft of mail-in ballots from San Mateo County post office appeared first on The Almanac .
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According to The Almanac’s source item, USPS investigates theft of mail-in ballots from San Mateo County post office, The U.S. Postal Service is investigating after vote-by-mail ballots for San Mateo County were stolen from a Daly City post office, the county’s Registration & Elections Division said Thursday, Oct. 15. The Elections Division said it was notified Oct. 14 of the mail theft that reportedly included mail-in ballots. The number of ballots that were […] The post USPS investigates theft of mail-in ballots from San Mateo County post office appeared first on The Almanac .
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