The Postal Service took the rare step of closing post offices and suspending mail delivery Saturday in New England.

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Navin Shah, Labour's fire spokesman on the London Assembly, said the mayor's move was the first step in closing the 12 stations.

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That step was closing out tests performed on the machines before the elections, which left some test votes still recorded and any affected machine locked up.

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