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Major NC USPS alert. All retail and delivery mail services are suspended in zip codes beginning in 286, 287, 288, 289, and also 39 other listed post offices. Besides the human tragedy, for election officials who could not place 190,000 absentee ballots in the mail until Sept 24… pic.twitter.com/q8lHShQuCQ

— Gerry Cohen (@gercohen) September 29, 2024

Given the scale of suffering and tragedy and devastation left in the wake of Helene (pictures from Asheville call to mind Houston under Harvey.  What is it about “H” hurricanes?), fretting about how this affects voting is…quite the take.

Forest, trees; maybe some other, more apt aphorism. Really need to straighten out our priorities here.

This is about half a mile down the road from my house in Asheville. The devastation in the region is unthinkable. https://t.co/a6eIybMHyZ

— Felicia Sonmez (@feliciasonmez) September 29, 2024

Asheville has been hit hard, but it’s smaller communities like Chimney Rock and Lake Lure that have been in some cases completely destroyed by the storm. With communication and travel in the region still severely impacted, it’s a nightmare scenario. https://t.co/EXaKOmiAdh

— Felicia Sonmez (@feliciasonmez) September 29, 2024