New York Politicians, Voters Sue Trump Over Post Office Funding
(Bloomberg) -- A group of voters and candidates for office in New York sued President Donald Trump and Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to ensure enough funding and staffing so that absentee and mail-in ballots are counted the same as in-person ballots.
“While President Trump himself is holding up necessary funding for the Post Office, a flurry of steps taken by DeJoy all but guarantee that thousands upon thousands (if not millions) of ballots will simply not reach their destinations on time, will likely lack postmarks that are required by state law, and that the volume of election mail that is coming may be delayed for weeks,” the plaintiffs said in a complaint filed Monday in federal court in Manhattan.
They seek an order ensuring that the U.S. Postal Service is adequately funded to fulfill its function and blocking the administration from taking steps that violate their rights.
The suit is the first of what may be a number of such claims against Trump and DeJoy as attorneys general weigh whether to bring their own case. And with Democrats accusing Trump of sabotaging the post office to cripple vote-by-mail efforts, Speaker Nancy Pelosi has suspended the House’s summer recess to take up related legislation. Without new legislation, it remains to be seen what a federal court can do.
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