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U.S. Postal Service has delivered more than 100 million ballots

FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: U.S. Postal Service (USPS) workers rally to end mail delays and for the firing of U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy in New York

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Postal Service on Thursday said it has delivered more than 100 million blank or completed ballots since early September for the Nov. 3 presidential election.

Postal officials during a media briefing said the Postal Service was well positioned to deliver ballots in a timely fashion and outlined a number of steps.

In total, 523 million pieces of election mail have entered the U.S. Postal Service network, up 162% over the 2016 election.

(Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Chris Reese)