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June 11, 2020

Complaint: American Oversight v. USPS – White House Interference Regarding Vote by Mail and Coronavirus

Lawsuit filed by American Oversight against the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) for White House or agency directives, guidance, and communications concerning vote-by-mail operations or USPS’s role in delivering ballots for primary or general elections this year. This lawsuit also seeks records regarding the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak on USPS’s ability to perform mail delivery, including legal analyses about federal emergency loans granted to the agency.

2020 election interference
Covid-19
Voting rights
Federal
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Docket Number 20-1535
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Lawsuit filed by American Oversight against the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) for White House or agency directives, guidance, and communications concerning vote-by-mail operations or USPS’s role in delivering ballots for primary or general elections this year. This lawsuit also seeks records regarding the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak on USPS’s ability to perform mail delivery, including legal analyses about federal emergency loans granted to the agency.

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/6941393-Complaint-American-Oversight-v-USPS-Vote-by-Mail.html

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American Oversight Files Lawsuit for Records of Political Interference at USPS Related to Covid-19 and Vote by Mail

Jun 11, 2020