The U.S. Postal Service said on Friday it will not hike stamp prices in January for the first time since January 2022 after a series of price hikes in recent years.

Top election officials last week sounded the alarm about ongoing delays within America’s mail delivery system and the potential effect on mail-in voting in the upcoming presidential election, a warning that comes as former President Donald Trump continues to sow distrust about how some of those ballots will be counted.

The head of the U.S. Postal Service expressed frustration Thursday with ongoing criticism by election officials of how it handles mail ballots while also seeking to reassure voters that it's ready to handle an expected crush of those ballots this fall.

The U.S. Postal Service said on Friday it will not hike stamp prices in January for the first time since January 2022 after a series of price hikes

U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said on Monday he is "personally fully committed" to ensuring all 2024 presidential election ballots are delivered in a timely fashion and vowed to respond to concerns raised by state and local officials.

Local and state election officials are warning the U.S. Postmaster General about systemic issues in the postal service as more Americans prepare to cast their ballots by mail in this election.

Georgia's Republican and Democratic leaders have expressed concern about the potential for mail delivery delays to affect voter turnout and trust in the election process, urging the USPS to improve their delivery times ahead of the Nov.

In a rare bipartisan consensus about Georgia’s election process, both Republican and Democratic leaders agree that persistent mail delivery delays in the state could cost voters who use absentee ballots their chance to be counted on Election Day this November.