Whistleblower warns Postal Service's new mail ballot system has "potentially catastrophic problems"
The whistleblower says a single barcode error could cause batches of up to 10,000 ballots to be rejected, raising concerns about delayed mail voting.
- On Tuesday, an anonymous whistleblower warned that the U.S. Postal Service is launching an untested online portal for mail-in ballots, risking "potentially catastrophic problems" for the midterm elections.
- President Donald Trump ordered the agency to implement the verification system via executive order, prompting Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal to release the whistleblower's disclosure on Monday.
- A "zero-percent failure policy" requires perfect barcode scans; a single error could cause USPS to reject tens of thousands of legitimate ballots, the whistleblower alleged.
- While U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani previously issued a restraining order, the Supreme Court overruled her block last week, leaving implementation status uncertain for the midterms.
- Blumenthal urged Postmaster General David Steiner to "abandon this ill-conceived, unconscionable plan," warning that rushed development could disenfranchise millions of Americans relying on mail-in voting.
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New Mail Voting Rules Moved Forward Despite USPS Officials’ Concerns About Mass Disenfranchisement
In internal meetings, officials worried the rules they were drafting could delay or block ballots from reaching large swaths of eligible voters for the upcoming midterms.
Whistleblower sees ‘catastrophic’ election effect under Trump vote-by-mail order
The U.S. Postal Service rushed development of electronic tools to comply with a Trump administration policy placing new restrictions on mail-in voting, and defied a court order to stop work on the system, according to a whistleblower complaint published Tuesday.
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West Hawaii TodayWhistleblower says Trump officials are defying court orders on voting by mail
WASHINGTON — A U.S. Postal Service official has alleged that the agency is moving forward with a “secretive, rushed” effort to implement President Donald Trump’s order exerting federal control over mail voting, despite a court order blocking those plans. The post Whistleblower says Trump officials are defying court orders on voting by mail appeared first on Hawaii Tribune-Herald.
Whistleblower: USPS mail-in vote restrictions may toss 1,000s of legal ballots
A whistleblower told Congress that the U.S. Postal Service is moving forward with plans to restrict mail-in voting that could result in thousands of legitimate ballots being discarded.
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