News Postal Service warns states: Some absentee, mail-in ballots may not be delivered in time to be counted August 14, 2020Kevin McCoy, Donovan Slack and Katie Wedell, USA TODAYComments Off on Postal Service warns states: Some absentee, mail-in ballots may not be delivered in time to be counted The USPS told election officials that ballots requested by their deadlines and promptly mailed back may not be delivered in time to be counted.