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U.S. election officials warn voters of ‘misleading’ mailers from postal service

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U.S. Postal Service drew a growing backlash on Monday as election officials in several states warned voters that the embattled agency was providing inaccurate information about how to vote in the Nov.

3 election.The statements by officials in West Virginia, Maryland, Utah and Washington state come after a federal judge in Colorado on Saturday ordered the Postal Service to cease delivery of postcards he said contained “false or misleading information” about how to cast ballots by mail.The Postal Service says it is trying to comply with the order, even though most of those postcards in Colorado have already been delivered.

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