They go beyond the traditional coordination between the Postal Service and election officials, drafted as fears surrounding the coronavirus pandemic triggered an unprecedented and sudden shift to mail-in voting. ADAD“The Postal Service is asking election officials and voters to realistically consider how the mail works,” Martha Johnson, a spokeswoman for the USPS, said in a statement. Trump has repeatedly claimed, without evidence, that mail ballots lead to widespread voter fraud and in the process politicized the USPS. Postal Service for the president’s electoral purposes.”“It’s completely outrageous that the U.S. Postal Service is in this position,” Gupta said.

Source: Washington Post August 14, 2020 18:22 UTC