Save the Post Office rally in Albert Lea

There are rallies like this happening at post offices across the country Saturday.

Service changes amid concerns as the vote was taking place ?*- protests were happening nationwide to "save the post office."

Kimt news three's maleeha kamal attended a rally in albert lea and has the story.xxx look live: i'm at the albert lea post office where 2 dozen voters came out today.

Organizers tell me they want to make sure sure voter rights aren't hindered.

Nats: it is the responsibility that the postmaster general to ensure that the postal service enforces procedures for timely mail delivery in every facility across the nation.

Nats: clapping.

These freeborn county residents stood outside the post office in albert lea to get their message across.

Nats: postal service is under attack what do we do?

Fight back.

Yelling chants and holding signs that read " protect our election" and stamp out voter supression"... these protesters are calling for the resignation of postmaster general louis dejoy.

Jennifer vogt (vote) erickson organized this protest.

She says under his leadership, there's been a series of bad decisions such as slashing employee hours, removing mail sorting machine, and mandating that mail be kept until the next day if distribution centers are running behind.

"there's just a lot of quesitions as to why they are doing this all during a pandemic.

" also raising concerns about mail?

"*in voting during an election year.

"i'm a rural citizen living in hayward and we cannot vote in person.

We have our ballots shipped to us and if people are concerned about mail in voting then we need to open up mailing locations."

"so the idea that there is gonna be a lot of voter fraud it is a safe and far way to vote and we are already doing it here in minnesota in rural areas and we need to make sure that we can still do that."

In albert lea maleeha kamal kimt news 3./// state representative peggy bennett shared a statement about the save the post office effort.

It reads in part... "i have every confidence that this great and essential u?

"*s institution will continue to operate for many years to come, and that congress and our president will continue to look for ways to keep this vital public service solvent and help