Postal Service work to comply with Trump’s executive order is rushed, sloppy, whistleblower contends

According to a whistleblower statement released by Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal, the U.S. Postal Service is rushing to implement a hastily built computer system to comply with President Donald Trump's executive order limiting mail voting. The system, which could jeopardize the voting process relied upon by one-third of all voters, was designed to be ready for the midterm elections in just three months.

The whistleblower contends that the Postal Service has been working at a breakneck pace, sometimes defying the judge's orders halting work on the project. The system is so complex that a single scanning error could prevent an entire batch of tens of thousands of ballot envelopes from reaching voters. The whistleblower's disclosure comes amid furious court action surrounding the executive order, which has been temporarily halted by a federal judge but may end up back before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Blumenthal described the Postal Service's actions as "disenfranchising millions of Americans" and accused the administration of having political motivations behind changing the framework of casting ballots in the country.