Whistleblower Warns USPS Mail Ballot Portal Risks Disenfranchisement

A whistleblower has raised alarms about the U.S. Postal Service's new system for handling mail ballots, warning that a rushed and untested online portal could lead to widespread disenfranchisement ahead of the November midterm elections. The anonymous federal official, in a disclosure released Tuesday by Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, described the development of the system as "rushed, risky and haphazard," with the potential for "catastrophic failure." The whistleblower's allegations center on the Postal Service's implementation of a March executive order from President Donald Trump, which aims to tighten mail voting rules.