EXTRA TIME TO GET TO THE GAME COMFORTABLY. MAIL-IN BALLOTS FOR THE NOVEMBER ELECTION ARE STARTING TO GO OUT, BUT STATE AND LOCAL ELECTION OFFICIALS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE WARNING OF WIDESPREAD PROBLEMS WITH THE MAIL DELIVERY SYSTEM. KANSAS SECRETARY OF STATE SCOTT SCHWAB AND OTHER ELECTION OFFICIALS RECENTLY SENT A LETTER TO THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE. THEY SAY OVER THE PAST YEAR, MAIL IN BALLOTS POSTMARKED ON TIME HAVE ARRIVED DAYS AFTER THE DEADLINE TO BE COUNTED AND PROPERLY ADDRESSED. ELECTION MAIL WAS RETURNED AS UNDELIVERABLE. 27 NEWS WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT JESSI TURNURE REPORTS. IT'S UNACCEPTABLE. MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND ELECTION OFFICIALS AROUND THE COUNTRY ARE RAISING CONCERNS ABOUT MAIL IN BALLOT DELAYS BECAUSE OF THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE. PEOPLE EXPECT THE MAIL TO BE DELIVERED ON TIME. A BIPARTISAN GROUP OF STATE ELECTION OFFICIALS SENT THIS LETTER TO THE POSTMASTER GENERAL WARNING EVEN IN THEIR PRIMARY ELECTIONS THIS YEAR, RETURNED BALLOTS POSTMARKED ON TIME ARRIVED DAYS AFTER THE DEADLINE. THEY SAY PROPERLY ADDRESSED ELECTION MAIL ALSO RETURNED AS UNDELIVERABLE, WHICH COULD AUTOMATICALLY LABEL VOTERS AS INACTIVE. THERE'S PLENTY OF TIME TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF IT AND FIX IT, BUT IT IS CONCERNING. MISSOURI SENATOR ERIC SCHMIDT SAYS THE ISSUES HIGHLIGHT HIS RESERVATIONS WITH MAIL IN VOTING. EVIDENCE IS THAT'S WHERE IT'S MOST RIPE FOR FRAUD. BY THE WAY. BUT I THINK IT'S ALWAYS SAFEST TO VOTE IN PERSON. VOTER CONFIDENCE IN MAIL-IN VOTING WAS A FOCUS OF A HOUSE COMMITTEE HEARING WEDNESDAY, WITH SIX SECRETARIES OF STATE. OVER 80% OF OUR BALLOTS ON AVERAGE, NOW ARE BY MAIL. AND THAT MEANS EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THOSE BALLOTS HAS TO BE SIGNATURE VERIFIED. ARIZONA SECRETARY OF STATE ADRIAN FONTES SAYS HE TRUSTS HIS OFFICE TO CONFIRM VOTERS ARE WHO THEY SAY THEY ARE. THESE ARE THE SAME PEOPLE TRAINED BY THE TRAINERS WHO TRAIN THE FBI. OHIO SECRETARY OF STATE FRANK LAROSE SAYS HIS OFFICE IS ALSO CAPABLE OF HANDLING MAILED BALLOTS. BUT DOES NOT SUPPORT VOTE BY MAIL FOR EVERYONE. WE DON'T MAIL OUT UNSOLICITED ABSENTEE BALLOTS, WHICH WOULD BE A FOOLISH IDEA. VOTERS IN OHIO AND ARIZONA CAN TRACK THEIR MAIL-IN BALLOTS ONLINE. ONLY THREE STATES DO NOT