Campaign Mailers Tossed in Pond, USPS Investigates

0:00It's April 29, I'm Cory with the story. This is Birmingham News Today, driven by AI. Campaign mailers backing Scott Ordis for State Senate District 15 ended up tossing to a pond in Greystone over the weekend. Ordis is pointing fingers straight at United States Postal Service workers, saying they messed with his election push. Ordis hit up Facebook on Monday to call it out, stressing that voters need to hear candidate stances without interference like this. Folks are fired up over the potential election tampering, especially with the District 15 race heating up ahead of the May 19th vote. Ordis made it clear this won't slow down his ground game or message. Meanwhile, a USPS spokesperson from the Alabama Mississippi District confirmed they're all about secure delivery of political mail. They handed the whole thing off to their Office of Inspector General for a full check. This saga shows how tense things can get close to election day. But investigations like this keep the process accountable as the campaign rolls on.