# Management Alert – Timeliness of Ballot Mail in the Milwaukee Processing & Distribution Center Service Area
> **Audit** by U.S. Postal Service OIG · 2020-07-07
> *About: U.S. Postal Service*
## Report
- **Title:** Management Alert – Timeliness of Ballot Mail in the Milwaukee Processing & Distribution Center Service Area
- **Submitting OIG:** U.S. Postal Service OIG
- **Component agency:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Type:** Audit
- **Publication date:** 2020-07-07

## Summary

On April 9 and April 16, 2020, we received requests from U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson and U.S. Representatives Gwen Moore and Bryan Steil to investigate reports of absentee ballots not delivered in a timely manner for the Wisconsin primary election held Tuesday, April 7, 2020. This management alert responds to the congressional requests and presents our results and recommendations to address the issues identified in this report.


## Recommendations

- **Rec 1** (Closed): Develop and implement a plan to communicate with the Wisconsin Election Commission and associated election offices the last day ballots can be mailed out to voters and arrive before an election based on the service standards of the Postal Service; the…
- **Rec 2** (Closed): Ensure all retail and delivery units and mail processing facilities use the political mail log to record ballot mail.
- **Rec 3** (Closed): Ensure Political and Election Mail coordinators coordinate with election offices to ensure they are aware of proper ballot mailing processes.
- **Rec 4** (Closed): Develop and implement an action plan with timelines to address the potential national issues (ballot deadlines, postmarks, tracking technology, Political and Election Mail coordinators outreach) identified in this report.
## Source
- [oversight.gov report page](https://www.oversight.gov/reports/audit/management-alert-timeliness-ballot-mail-milwaukee-processing-distribution-center)
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