August 7, 2020 the Honorable Louis Dejoy United States Postmaster General 475 L'enfant Plaza SW Washington, D.C. 20260 Dear Po

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NASS EXECUTIVE August 7, 2020 BOARD The Honorable Louis DeJoy Hon. Maggie Toulouse Oliver, NM United States Postmaster General President 475 L’Enfant Plaza SW Washington, D.C. 20260 Hon. R. Kyle Ardoin, LA President-elect Dear Postmaster General DeJoy: Hon. Tahesha Way, NJ Treasurer As the President, President-elect and Elections Committee Co-Chairs of Hon. Steve Simon, MN Secretary the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS), we come together to invite you to participate in a call or virtual meeting with the four of us Hon. Paul Pate, IA Immediate Past President the week of August 10, 2020, to discuss United States Postal Service (USPS) mail service for the November general election. Hon. Nellie Gorbea, RI Eastern Region Vice President NASS is the oldest nonpartisan professional organization for elected officials and 40 of our members serve as their state’s chief election official. Hon. John Merrill, AL Southern Region Vice President State and local election officials are busy planning for the November

Hon. Scott Schwab, KS general election and many expect an increase in the use of absentee and Midwestern Region Vice mail ballots, along with other election-related mailings. We view the USPS President as a vital partner in administering a safe, successful election and would like

Hon. Katie Hobbs, AZ to learn more about any planned changes around USPS service due to Western Region Vice COVID-19, preparations for increased election-related mail, USPS staffing President levels and processing times, and other pertinent issues. Hon. Jim Condos, VT Member-at-Large (ACR) We look forward to having a call with you. Please contact Leslie Reynolds, Hon. Connie Lawson, IN NASS Executive Director with your schedule availability at 202-624-3526, Member -at-Large (NPA) or [email protected]. We hope to find a time that works for all of us next week.

Sincerely,

Hon. Maggie Toulouse Oliver Hon. R. Kyle Ardoin NASS President NASS President-elect New Mexico Secretary of State Louisiana Secretary of State

Hon. Jocelyn Benson Hon. Frank LaRose NASS Elections Committee Co-chair NASS Elections Committee Co-chair Michigan Secretary of State Ohio Secretary of State