New system for screening mail-in ballots risks denying entire batches, says whistleblower
Summary
A whistleblower told Congress that a new US Postal Service (USPS) system designed to screen mail-in ballots for the November midterm elections was rushed and poorly tested. The system risks rejecting entire groups of ballots because one scanning error cancels the whole batch, raising concerns about errors and delays before voting begins.Key Facts
- The new USPS system scans mail-in ballots against a federal voter list before delivery.
- The system was created quickly, with about three months for work that usually takes nearly a year.
- If one ballot does not match, the entire batch of ballots can be rejected.
- The system was not fully tested until late August, just before ballots are sent to voters.
- Senator Richard Blumenthal said USPS does not have the ability to use the system safely yet.
- The system comes from a March executive order by President Donald Trump changing mail-in voting rules.
- Courts have repeatedly blocked parts of the order amid legal challenges.
- USPS faces questions from Congress about why the system continued being built despite court orders to stop.
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