One scanning error could block tens of thousands thousands of mail ballots under Trump’s new postal system, whistleblower warns

A whistleblower has warned that a single scanning error during the distribution of mail ballots under President Donald Trump's new postal system could prevent tens of thousands of ballots from reaching voters. The U.S. Postal Service is rushing to build and implement a complex computer system that could be ready for use in time for the midterm elections, despite being halted by a federal judge.

According to the whistleblower, the system's rushed construction and lack of full testing pose significant risks to the mail voting process. The Postal Service aims to send mail ballots only to voters who are on approved state lists, which must be submitted through an online portal. The system requires ballots to be scanned against the voter database, and with only one error in a batch of tens of thousands of ballots, the entire batch could be rejected.

Blumenthal called the administration's efforts to change the way Americans cast their ballots "hell-bent on political reasons," and the ruling has ignited fierce court battles as the midterms approach.