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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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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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Postal Service work to comply with Trump's executive order is rushed, sloppy, whistleblower contendsA whistleblower for the U.S. Postal Service is warning that a new mail ballot system being hastily built to comply with President Donald Trump's executive order restricting that method of voting could lead to the rejection of huge numbers of mail ballots. The whistleblower made the allegation anonymously in documents submitted by Democratic Sen. Richard…

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