Colorado Seeks to Block USPS Voting Mailer It Says Is Misleading State’s Voters

Colorado Seeks to Block USPS Voting Mailer It Says Is Misleading State’s Voters
A man drops off his election ballot in the drop box at the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, in Cleveland, Ohio, on April 22, 2020. Tony Dejak/AP
Reuters
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WASHINGTON—Colorado on Saturday sued the U.S. Postal Service and its postmaster general, Louis DeJoy, seeking to prevent the mailing of official notices to all Colorado residents that the state says contains false and misleading statements to Colorado voters about what they need to do to vote in the November election.

The USPS notices, which encourage residents who plan to vote by mail to request ballots early and send them in advance of the Nov. 3 election, runs counter to how mail-in voting is conducted in Colorado and could confuse and disenfranchise voters, the state argues in a lawsuit filed in federal court.