The Postal Inspection Service is the federal law enforcement organization assigned to protect the mail — including Election Mail.
On its website, the Inspection Service outlines its efforts to protect the integrity of election-related mail as it moves through the postal network.
These efforts include:
• Designating postal inspectors in each USPS district to coordinate Election Mail security efforts;
• Conducting on-site security reviews in USPS facilities;
• Performing Election Mail inspections to ensure mailpieces move safely and securely through the USPS network; and
• Coordinating with other federal, state and local law enforcement and government agencies to protect the mail.
The site also offers mail safety tips to customers, such as picking up Election Mail as soon as it’s delivered to their mailbox and dropping off election-related mail inside a Post Office or handing it directly to a USPS employee.
To report law enforcement matters regarding election-related mail, customers and employees should call the Inspection Service at 877-876-2455 (select option 4) or submit a report online at uspis.gov/report.
