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Federal judge blocks U.S. Postal Service from sending "patently false" mailers to voters

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More right wing / USPS sowing mass seeds of confusion and chaos before election time. The right's plan to win is unfolding. No wonder most of the polls are concerned that Trump will win, even if majority want Biden.

The right are so worried about vote by mail fraud, but it's ok to send out extremely misleading and confusing instructions to millions, that can confuse, delay, deter, and invalidate votes.

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Officials in Colorado, California, and Washington state on Friday were forced to publicly clarify local election procedures and guidelines after the U.S. Postal Service began sending out mailers containing potentially misleading information about the voting process to households across the country.

"I just found out the USPS is sending this postcard to every household and PO Box in the nation. For states like Colorado where we send ballots to all voters, the information is not just confusing, it's WRONG," Griswold tweeted, posting a photo of the mailer. "Here in Colorado (and also in CA, DC, HI, NJ, NV, OR, UT, WA, and VT) voters don't request ballots because a ballot is mailed to every registered voter. But the USPS is confusing our voters by telling them to request a ballot."

Griswold, a Democrat, said Postmaster General Louis DeJoy "refused" when secretaries of state asked to review a draft of the postcard before it was sent to millions of U.S. voters.

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"A federal judge late Saturday ordered the U.S. Postal Service to immediately stop sending mailers containing false voting information to Colorado residents, saying he is "deeply troubled" by the decision to distribute the misleading postcards to households across the nation.
"In reality, Colorado voters do not need to request a ballot at any time. Voters who receive a ballot do not need to mail the ballot back at least seven days before the election; they may alternatively deposit that ballot at a drop-box or may choose to vote in person up to and including on Election Day," Martínez continued, describing some of the information on the mailer "patently false."

"As a result of false information contained in the notice, some Colorado voters may not vote because they erroneously believe that: (1) they must request a ballot at least 15 days before the election; (2) they must mail their ballot at least seven days prior to the election; or (3) they may not vote if they lose their ballot," wrote U.S. District Court Judge William Martínez in a 10-page ruling (pdf) granting Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold's request for a temporary restraining order.

"The notice, if distributed, will sow confusion amongst voters by delivering a contradictory message," the judge said.
 
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Re: Federal judge blocks U.S. Postal Service from sending "patently false" mailers to voters

How does this work?

We got ours yesterday or the day before.....
 
Re: Federal judge blocks U.S. Postal Service from sending "patently false" mailers to voters

How does this work?

We got ours yesterday or the day before.

Which state do you live in?

My ballot was ordered during the DNC. I am still waiting for it. Early voting will start on October 20.
 
Re: Federal judge blocks U.S. Postal Service from sending "patently false" mailers to voters

Which state do you live in?

My ballot was ordered during the DNC. I am still waiting for it. Early voting will start on October 20.

I’m speaking about the USPS post card that the OP is referencing.
 
Re: Federal judge blocks U.S. Postal Service from sending "patently false" mailers to voters

How does this work?

We got ours yesterday or the day before.....

Got ours on Friday.
 
Re: Federal judge blocks U.S. Postal Service from sending "patently false" mailers to voters

Got ours on Friday.

Republicans have to cheat at everything.
 
Re: Federal judge blocks U.S. Postal Service from sending "patently false" mailers to voters

How they could dare to corrupt the Post Office should scare the hell out of all of us.
 
Re: Federal judge blocks U.S. Postal Service from sending "patently false" mailers to voters

Got ours on Friday.

The USPS is a money pit; what do you think that post card cost to print and to distribute?
 
Re: Federal judge blocks U.S. Postal Service from sending "patently false" mailers to voters

More right wing / USPS sowing mass seeds of confusion and chaos before election time. The right's plan to win is unfolding. No wonder most of the polls are concerned that Trump will win, even if majority want Biden.

The right are so worried about vote by mail fraud, but it's ok to send out extremely misleading and confusing instructions to millions, that can confuse, delay, deter, and invalidate votes.

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Officials in Colorado, California, and Washington state on Friday were forced to publicly clarify local election procedures and guidelines after the U.S. Postal Service began sending out mailers containing potentially misleading information about the voting process to households across the country.

"I just found out the USPS is sending this postcard to every household and PO Box in the nation. For states like Colorado where we send ballots to all voters, the information is not just confusing, it's WRONG," Griswold tweeted, posting a photo of the mailer. "Here in Colorado (and also in CA, DC, HI, NJ, NV, OR, UT, WA, and VT) voters don't request ballots because a ballot is mailed to every registered voter. But the USPS is confusing our voters by telling them to request a ballot."

Griswold, a Democrat, said Postmaster General Louis DeJoy "refused" when secretaries of state asked to review a draft of the postcard before it was sent to millions of U.S. voters.

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"A federal judge late Saturday ordered the U.S. Postal Service to immediately stop sending mailers containing false voting information to Colorado residents, saying he is "deeply troubled" by the decision to distribute the misleading postcards to households across the nation.
"In reality, Colorado voters do not need to request a ballot at any time. Voters who receive a ballot do not need to mail the ballot back at least seven days before the election; they may alternatively deposit that ballot at a drop-box or may choose to vote in person up to and including on Election Day," Martínez continued, describing some of the information on the mailer "patently false."

"As a result of false information contained in the notice, some Colorado voters may not vote because they erroneously believe that: (1) they must request a ballot at least 15 days before the election; (2) they must mail their ballot at least seven days prior to the election; or (3) they may not vote if they lose their ballot," wrote U.S. District Court Judge William Martínez in a 10-page ruling (pdf) granting Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold's request for a temporary restraining order.

"The notice, if distributed, will sow confusion amongst voters by delivering a contradictory message," the judge said.

The entire mail-in-voting, i.e. live ballots sent to the seriously flawed and inaccurate data of the voting rolls, it what is going to cause a huge confusion driven circle jerk, just as the Democrats planned from day one of their demanding mail-in voting, all the while, the absentee ballot system was already in place to do the exact same thing.

It is the Democrats that are tearing down our Republic, tearing down the electorate's trust in the election systems, all because they believe they can gain political advantage. Sacrificing a Republic nation's well being for their political advantage. Talk about party over country! (In the extreme).
 
Re: Federal judge blocks U.S. Postal Service from sending "patently false" mailers to voters

I got the postcard today. With check boxes instead of bullets, It reads:

If you vote by mail, we're committed to providing you a secure, effective way to deliver your ballot. Use this checklist to prepare:

  • Start today. Give yourself and your election officials ample time to complete the process.
  • Rules and dates vary by state, so contact your election board to confirm. Find links on (website address).
  • Request your mail-in ballot (often called an "absentee" ballot) at least 15 days before Election Day.
  • Once received, follow the instructions. Mail postage to the return envelope if needed.
  • We recommend you mail your ballot at least 7 days before Election Day.
We're ready to deliver to you. Make sure you're ready too.


On the other side, you will see this:

If you plan to vote by mail, plan ahead.

Please read this important information for U.S. citizens.
 
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