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Filed File Date: 9/24/2020 1:39 AM Hillsborough Superior Court Northern District E-Filed Document STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE HILLSBOROUGH, SS SUPERIOR COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT Docket No. 216-2020-CV-00570 AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, Plaintiff, v. WILLIAM GARDNER, in his official capacity as the New Hampshire Secretary of State; and GORDON MACDONALD, in his official capacity as the New Hampshire Attorney General, Defendants. PLAINTIFFS’ APPENDIX TO REPLY IN SUPPORT OF MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE HILLSBOROUGH, SS SUPERIOR COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT DOCKET NO. 216-2020-CV-00570 AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS AND MARY WILKE V. WILLIAM GARDNER, in his official capacity as the New Hampshire Secretary of State; AND GORDON MACDONALD, in his official capacity as the New Hampshire Attorney General ATTORNEY AFFIDAVIT OF BRUCE V. SPIVA IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION I, Bruce V. Spiva, being duly sworn, state as follows: 1. I am over 18 years of age and have personal knowledge of the below facts, which are true and accurate to the best of knowledge and belief. 2. I am an attorney with the firm of Perkins Coie LLP, and counsel for Plaintiffs the American Federation of Teachers and Mary Wilke. I make this declaration in support of Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction. 149631942.1 3. Attached hereto as Exhibit 48 is a true and correct copy of a printout of the article U.S. Postal Service warns that Pennsylvania’s mail-in ballot laws could cause some votes not to be counted by Zak Hudak (August 14, 2020) which is publicly available at https://www.cbsnews.com/news/postal-service-pennsylvanias-mail-in-ballot-laws-election- issues/ 4. Attached hereto as Exhibit 49 is a true and correct copy of a printout of the article After N.H. Primary, Training Election Officials Becomes State’s Focus by Peter Biello (Sept 15, 2020) which is publicly available at https://www.nhpr.org/post/after-nh-primary-training- election-officials-becomes-states-focus#stream/0 5. Attached hereto as Exhibit 50 is a true and correct copy of a printout of a letter to His Excellency Christopher T. Sununu from The City of Town Clerks Association; 6. Attached hereto as Exhibit 51 is a true and correct copy of a printout of the article Nashua City Hall Experiences Outbreak with Six COVID-19 Cases from the City of Nashua posted on September 21, 2020 which is publicly available at https://www.nashuanh.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1549 7. Attached hereto as Exhibit 52 is a true and correct copy of a printout of the article Attorney General Says N.H. GOP Broke Election Law, Orders Halt On Party’s Mailers by Dan Barrick (August 28, 2020) which is publicly available at https://www.nhpr.org/post/attorney- general-says-nh-gop-broke-election-law-orders-halt-partys-mailers#stream/0 - 2 - 149631942.1 8. Attached hereto as Exhibit 53 is a true and correct copy of a printout of the article Local Pollworkers Plead With State to Adjust Absentee Process Before November by Casey McDermott (September 17, 2020) which is publicly available at https://www.nhpr.org/post/local- pollworkers-plead-state-adjust-absentee-process-november#stream/0 FURTHER THE AFFIANT SAYETH NOT. I swear that the above information is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. Dated: 09/23/2020___________________ ______________________________ Bruce V. Spiva DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 09/23/2020 On, __________________, personally appeared before me the above-named KarenBruce Halliday Spiva and swore that the foregoing statements are true to the best of his knowledge and belief. _________________________ Justice of the Peace/ Notary Public My commission expires: ________________09/25/2022 Notarized online using audio-video communication - 3 - 149631942.1 EXHIBIT 48 9/23/2020 U.S. Postal Service warns that Pennsylvania's mail-in ballot laws could cause some votes not to be counted - CBS News Sign Up For Newsletters Battleground Tracker Coronavirus Updates Election 2020 Socialism Documentary How Do I Vo L I V E U.S. Postal Service warns that Pennsylvania's mail-in ballot laws could cause some votes not to be counted BY Z A K H U DA K AU G U S T 1 4 , 2 0 2 0 / 8 : 3 9 A M / C B S N E W S The United States Postal Service warned Pennsylvania in July that its "delivery standards" won't meet the state's strict deadlines for requesting and returning mail-in ballots, according to a letter included in a Thursday court ling. As a result, the USPS warned, there's a risk that ballots requested near the deadline in one of the nation's most contested states won't be returned in time to be counted. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/postal-service-pennsylvanias-mail-in-ballot-laws-election-issues/ 1/6 9/23/2020 U.S. Postal Service warns that Pennsylvania's mail-in ballot laws could cause some votes not to be counted - CBS News The State Department's ling asked the state Supreme Court to allow mail-in ballots to be counted if they're received by counties up to three days after the election so long as they were postmarked by Election Day. It was a concession to the plaintis, a handful of voters and the Pennsylvania Alliance for Retired Americans, who had sued in April for the state to allow mail- in votes received a full week after the election to be counted if postmarked by November 3. Coronavirus: The Race To Respond Fauci and Redeld say they expect COVID vaccine to be widely available by spring NYC restaurant "barely staying aoat," weary owner says Johnson & Johnson starts trial of one-dose COVID19 vaccine U.K. leader tightens up COVID restrictions as virus surges back M O R E The ling, which withdrew the state's objections that the request was "speculative," said that the State Department had previously been made "aware of isolated issues in certain counties." But "Prior to Mr. Marshall's letter, the Postal Service had not indicated the likelihood of widespread, continuing, multiple-day mail-delivery delays presenting an overwhelming, statewide risk of disenfranchisement for signicant numbers of voters utilizing mail-in ballots," the department said. The State Department had previously fought against allowing ballots received after Election Day to be counted, although Governor Tom Wolf gave six of the state's most populous counties an extension with an executive order. In late July, Wolf announced the state would pay for prepaid postage for all mail-in ballots, meeting a request that had been made by plaintis in the same lawsuit. But the request to allow counties to count ballots received after Election Day also underscores the likelihood that counties in the state will still be counting ballots days after Election Day, as they were in the June 2 primary. The progressive PAC Priorities USA had backed the plaintis' lawsuit. The committee's chairman, Guy Cecil, praised the State Department's change of heart in a statement. "This decision is an important step in addressing the mounting barriers to voting that Americans are navigating as a result of deliberate voter suppression," he said. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/postal-service-pennsylvanias-mail-in-ballot-laws-election-issues/ 4/6 9/23/2020 U.S. Postal Service warns that Pennsylvania's mail-in ballot laws could cause some votes not to be counted - CBS News PA I D H E R O WA R S Sign up for Breaking News Alerts Be in the know. Get the latest breaking news delivered straight to your inbox. See All Newsletters Copyright © 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy CA Privacy/Info We Collect CA Do Not Sell My Info Ad Choice Terms of Use Mobile User Agreement About Advertise Closed Captioning CBS News Store Site Map Contact Us Help https://www.cbsnews.com/news/postal-service-pennsylvanias-mail-in-ballot-laws-election-issues/ 6/6 9/23/2020 U.S. Postal Service warns that Pennsylvania's mail-in ballot laws could cause some votes not to be counted - CBS News 15-Year Fixed 2.25% 2.40% APR Today's Mortgage Rate 30-Year Fixed 2.25% 2.48% APR 2.40% 5/1 ARM 3.00% 2.98% APR APR $225,000 (5/1 ARM) $949/mo 2.98% APR Calculate Payment $350,000 (5/1 ARM) $1,452/mo 2.79% APR Terms & Conditions apply. NMLS#1136 The Pennsylvania State Department and the U.S. Postal Service did not immediately respond to a request for comment. First published on August 13, 2020 / 11:16 PM © 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. 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