Whistleblower warns Postal Service mail ballot system has catastrophic problems
A whistleblower has alleged that the U.S. Postal Service is implementing a ballot-handling system that could disenfranchise voters ahead of the November midterms. Senator Richard Blumenthal is investigating the claims, while the USPS maintains its portal is secure and compliant with court orders.
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Concerns regarding election infrastructure and mail-in voting integrity are central to ongoing political debates about democratic processes in the US.
Washington — A whistleblower is warning of "potentially catastrophic problems" with the U.S. Postal Service's new system for handling mail ballots. The whistleblower is accusing the agency of flouting court rulings by continuing to work on implementing a Trump executive order to tighten mail voting rules before the November midterm elections.Described by lawyers as a federal official, the anonymous whistleblower revealed the information about the Postal Service's mail-voting procedures in a disclosure provided to Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut that was made public Tuesday. In response, Blumenthal is now questioning Postmaster General David Steiner about the Postal Service's development of a new online portal to house information about voters and their mail ballots."The main takeaway for me is that the Postal Service has designed a system to disenfranchise millions of Americans," Blumenthal told reporters.
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