Topline Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Postal Service Saturday and was granted a temporary restraining order after she and other state officials warned that USPS postcards sent to voters—without the officials’ approval—feature incorrect information about their states’ mail-in voting policies, as the USPS struggles to restore faith in the agency’s ability to handle election mail amid nationwide mail delays that critics have suggested may be politically motivated. An elections worker opens ballots at the King County Elections headquarters on August 4, 2020 in … [+] Renton, Washington. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images) Getty Images Key Facts The postcards provide “false statements about voting in Colorado” that will “disenfranchise” voters, the lawsuit alleges, as the postcards direct voters to request a mail-in ballot—but in Colorado, as well as in California, Hawaii, New Jersey, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington State, Washington D.C. and Vermont, voters will be sent a ballot automatically and do not have to request one. Griswold pointed out on Twitter that while the mailer tells voters to mail their ballot at least seven days before election day, in Colorado they are encouraged to mail it back at least eight days in advance; the lawsuit also alleges the postcard statement is “false” because Colorado voters can return their ballot or vote in person and do not have to rely on the USPS. Griswold said Postmaster General Louis DeJoy “refused” secretaries of state’s request to review a draft of the mailer, and that when her… Click below to read the full story from Forbes
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Colorado Sues USPS As States Warn Postal Service Sending Out Mail-In Voting Misinformation
