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Postal Service chief says work stopped on computer system key to Trump effort to limit mail voting

The U.S. Postal Service has stopped developing a controversial computer system tied to President Donald Trump’s effort to limit mail voting.

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Postal Service work to comply with Trump's executive order is rushed, sloppy, whistleblower contendsThe U.S. Postal Service is poised to launch a hastily built, error-riddled computer system that could jeopardize the process of mail voting relied upon by one-third of all voters, according to a whistleblower statement released Tuesday by Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal.

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Whistleblower warns Postal Service's new mail ballot system has "potentially catastrophic problems"The whistleblower, described by lawyers as a federal official, disclosed information about the Postal Service's new mail-voting procedures to Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut.

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