Voting Rights

Trump’s mail ballot rule could worsen postal delays, Washington secretary of state warns

Washington state’s chief election official urged the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to withdraw its proposed mail ballot rule, warning that the Trump-backed proposal could worsen existing mail delays, impose new costs on local election officials and disenfranchise eligible voters.

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mail and early voting, voting rights, election administration, trump, ballot

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