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The portion of Americans who vote by mail had been growing steadily even before the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic led to millions of voters casting mail ballots for the first time. In the 2020 general election, the Postal Service delivered more than 135 million ballots to or from voters. In this white paper, the OIG provides an overview of vote-by-mail processes, the variability of those processes, and challenges for the Postal Service and others.
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Semiannual Report to the Congress, October 1, 2020 to March 31, 2021
The Inspector General Act of 1978 requires the Inspector General to prepare semiannual reports summarizing the activities of the Office of Inspector General for the preceding six-month periods. The semiannual reports are intended to keep the Secretary and the Congress fully informed of significant findings, progress the Agency has made and recommendations for improvement.
Pursuant to the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, the Federal Election Commission submits the Office of Inspector General’s Semiannual Report to Congress. The report summarizes the activity of the FEC Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) from October 1, 2020, through March 31, 2021.