Politics● ElevatedSep 22 · Sep 22, 2026, 8:31 PM
Postal worker tossed 300 mail-in ballots in a parking lot garbage out of ‘laziness’
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Postal worker tossed 300 mail-in ballots in a parking lot garbage out of ‘laziness’
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