Whistleblower warns about USPS' new mail ballot system
A whistleblower has issued a warning of "potentially catastrophic problems" with the U.S. Postal Service's new system for handling mail ballots. CBS News election law expert and political contributor David Becker has more.
A whistleblower within the U.S. Postal Service has raised concerns that a new delivery system could disrupt the handling of election mail and potentially impact the midterm elections. According to PBS NewsHour, the whistleblower warned that the system could put the elections at risk.
The new system aims to enforce restrictions on mail-in voting, with a claimed goal of a "zero percent failure rate" in matching ballots to approved voters, as cited by Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal, quoting the whistleblower. However, this could lead to issues if there are technical errors, such as a voter having recently changed their name or moved. In such cases, even a single problem could affect an entire batch of ballots, potentially denying legitimate voters access to their ballots, as per Live Mint.
The concerns have drawn scrutiny from lawmakers, with Blumenthal requesting documents and answers from Postmaster General David Steiner. CBS News reports that the whistleblower warned of potentially catastrophic problems with the new system.
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