US Postal Service whistleblower warns new system could disrupt midterm election voting
Summary
A U.S. Postal Service whistleblower warned that a new ballot-processing system ordered by President Donald Trump could stop millions of voters from getting mail ballots in time for the November midterm elections. The system is being developed quickly and may have serious problems that could delay or block ballots from being sent.Key Facts
- The new ballot-processing system is set to start soon but has not been fully tested.
- It was ordered by President Donald Trump to add new federal controls on voting by mail.
- The system would require postal workers to scan barcodes on batches of mail ballots and reject the whole batch if any barcode fails to match.
- This policy means a small error could stop thousands of ballots from being sent until fixed.
- The whistleblower called the system rushed, chaotic, and flawed with high risks of failure.
- USPS said the work follows court orders and the portal will be voluntary for election officials at first.
- Senator Richard Blumenthal warned the system could threaten voting rights and urged USPS to stop the plan.
- Around one-third of American voters use mail ballots, making the system’s reliability very important.
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