Postal Service work to comply with Trump’s executive order is rushed, sloppy, whistleblower contends
Summary
The U.S. Postal Service is preparing to launch a new computer system to handle mail voting, required by President Donald Trump’s executive order. A whistleblower claims this system was rushed and full of errors, risking delays and problems for voters who use mail ballots in the upcoming elections. A federal judge has temporarily stopped the system’s rollout, but the government is appealing the decision.Key Facts
- The Postal Service’s new mail voting system is being built in about three months, instead of the usual year or more.
- The system aims to comply with an executive order from President Trump that restricts mail voting to verified voters on specific citizenship lists.
- A whistleblower alleges the system has many mistakes and could cause thousands of mail ballots to be delayed or rejected due to scanning errors.
- The new system would require ballot envelopes to include bar codes and meet Postal Service rules.
- A federal judge paused work on the system, but the Trump administration is appealing the ruling.
- About one-third of U.S. voters use mail ballots, making this system very important for election participation.
- President Trump has criticized mail voting, claiming it leads to fraud, despite evidence showing very few cases of fraud occur.
- The White House calls the mail voting changes “commonsense measures” to prevent fraud.
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