Whistleblower warns Postal Service's new mail ballot system has "potentially catastrophic problems"
The whistleblower says a single barcode error could reject batches of 10,000 ballots and leave millions of voters without mail ballots.
- The U.S. Postal Service developed a new mail ballot verification system under an executive order from President Trump, but a whistleblower reports it was rushed, error-prone, and insufficiently tested, risking mass disenfranchisement of voters.
- The system requires states to submit voter lists and ballot barcodes, and any mismatch—even a single scanning error—could reject entire batches of ballots, potentially delaying mail voting for thousands.
- A federal judge temporarily blocked the mandated use of the system amid legal challenges, while the Trump administration is appealing the decision.
- The whistleblower and Senator Richard Blumenthal warn that the system's 'zero percent failure' policy and hurried implementation threaten Americans' constitutional right to vote.
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