Mail processing delays disrupting newspapers, threatening elections |

ATLANTA – Delays in processing mail at a new regional distribution center in Palmetto aren’t just affecting individual Georgians trying to obtain vital prescription drugs or pay their monthly rents or mortgages. Chronic failures to deliver the mail in a timely manner are being seen in some quarters as a threat to the underpinnings of American democracy: elections and the ability to ensure an informed electorate. Mail-in absentee ballots played a critical role in the 2020 elections, with voters wary …