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45 °F Forecast | Road Cams Saturday, November 13, 2004 Today's News | Classifieds | Autos | Homes | Jobs | Tempo | Health | Community | Home Delivery SECTIONS Home Page Local News Sports Business Obituaries Life Opinion - Politics Tempo AP News Weather Classified Archives Site Map SPECIAL SECTIONS Since We Asked Outdoor Journal Menu Guide How To Guide Wellness Connection Readers' Choice Real Estate Showcase Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Wedding Guide Passport to the Rogue Valley EXTRA Newspaper in Education Personals Movie Times TV Times E The People MARKETPLACE Find a Car Find a Home Find a Job Classifieds Place an ad eSouthernOregon Automotive Communities Entertainment Publications Recreation Calendar CUSTOMER SERVICE Frequent Questions Advertising Information Home Delivery Employment Contact Us Media Kit Network Affiliate Oregon Road Conditions & Cams Email Story to a Friend November 5, 2004 Since you asked Postal service had it rough I received three or four election mailings almost every day in the final weeks of the election. Did that put a strain on the postal system? — Geoff H. Medford To be sure, the spate of election mailings filled everybody’s mailbox in recent weeks. A clerk at the Medford Post Office bulk mail desk told us that it was the largest batch of election-cycle mailings she could remember. Anticipating heavy activity, the postal service issued a memo to political customers giving deadlines that would assure mailings arrived before election day. Advertisement Standard mail using permits had to be in by Oct. 27, while pre-sorted first-class bulk mailings had to be at the post office by Oct. 29. The postal service also advised its political customers that registered voters sometimes receive mail at different addresses than their address of record. Per piece costs varied depending on how many zones were covered by mailings. But the usual bulk election cost was .222 cents per piece. Send questions to "Since You Asked," Mail Tribune Newsroom, P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501; by fax to 541-776-4376; or by e-mail to [email protected] . We’re sorry, but the volume of questions received prevents us from answering all of them. Mail Tribune Home Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life Opinion - Politics | AP News | Archives | Site Map E Southern Oregon | Classified Copyright © 1997-2004 Mail Tribune. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions Website Feedback ADVERTISERS A D V E R T I S E R S SPECIAL SECTIONS Auto Finder Job Finder Home Finder Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Tempo Readers' Choice Real Estate Showcase Since We Asked Outdoor Journal Moving to Southern Oregon? Volunteer Opportunities