Whistleblower Warns USPS Mail Ballot Plan Could 'Derail' Midterm Elections

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Published: 2026-09-01
Category: us
Source: The Washington Post

A whistleblower has warned that the U.S. Postal Service's rapid implementation of "untested" technology for President Trump's mail-in voting order could jeopardize the upcoming midterm elections. Concerns include insufficient testing of an online portal for state election officials to submit absentee voter information and a "zero-percent failure policy" for ballot verification, which critics fear could lead to thousands of eligible voters not receiving their ballots. A Massachusetts federal judge recently declined to overturn a temporary restraining order blocking the USPS rule.

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