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Opponents of Proposition 22, a ballot measure sponsored by Uber, Lyft and other gig economy companies in California, have filed a complaint with the United States Postal Service against the campaign for using nonprofit status to send out political mailers. They say the Yes on Proposition 22 campaign has saved $1.5 million by using the nonprofit postage rate for mailings, rather than using the normal bulk rate.

A spokesman for the Yes campaign said it’s been granted nonprofit status by the IRS and that it’s common practice for campaign committees working on ballot measures to form themselves as…