TOMORROW: Congressional Hearing on Election Security and Ensuring Every Vote Counts

(WASHINGTON) – Today, Friday, August 28th, the Committee on Homeland Security, chaired by Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), will hold a hearing to discuss election integrity issues facing voters and election officials in the 2020 election, and identify actions that Federal, state, and local officials can undertake now to ensure the integrity of elections in November.  

The hearing will also include discussions of the role the United States Postal Service (USPS) plays in the delivery of mail ballots and how changes made by USPS management have raised alarms about whether it is being undermined and weaponized for political purposes. This hearing will be streamed live on YouTube (link below).

Event details:

WHAT: House Homeland Security Committee virtual hearing: Protecting America’s Democracy: Ensuring Every Vote Counts

WHEN: Friday, August 28^th at 12pm EDT

WITNESSES:

• Hon. Jocelyn Benson, Secretary of State, State of Michigan
• Mr. Mark Dimondstein, President, American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO
• Ms. Tammy Patrick, Senior Advisor, Elections, Democracy Fund
• Hon. Michael Adams, Secretary of State, Commonwealth of Kentucky

Updated info and livestream available here. 

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