- Postal Service began work on the Federal Ballot Mail Portal on June 15 and stopped on June 25 after Talwani’s initial order, according to Blumenthal’s letter and the whistleblower summary.
- A whistleblower statement released by Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal contends that the U.S. Postal Service is poised to launch a hastily built, error-riddled computer system that could jeopardize mail voting relied upon by one-third of all voters.
- The whistleblower contends the Postal Service scrambled to build a complex system that would normally take a year or more in only three months, sometimes in defiance of the judge’s orders halting work.
- The hurried construction of the portal, with a goal of being active on Tuesday, meant it did not undergo full testing, according to Whistleblower Aid.
- The group warned that the sloppy and rushed manner of building the Federal Ballot Mail Portal poses significant risk, potentially preventing millions of voters from receiving mail-in ballots in a timely manner or at all.
- The disclosure contends that a single scanning error in a batch of tens of thousands of ballot envelopes could prevent any from reaching voters.
- Blumenthal said, “The Postal Service has designed a system to disenfranchise millions of Americans,” and accused the administration of changing the voting framework for political reasons.
The U.S. Postal Service is under scrutiny for its rapid development of a mail-in voting system, which a whistleblower claims could disenfranchise millions of voters.137
Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal revealed that the system was built in just three months, a process that typically takes over a year.
The whistleblower's statement indicates that the Postal Service's hurried efforts have resulted in a system that is error-riddled and lacks adequate testing, raising concerns about the integrity of mail-in voting.
“The Postal Service has designed a system to disenfranchise millions of Americans,” Blumenthal stated, emphasizing the political motivations behind the changes.
The new procedures could lead to significant issues, such as a single scanning error in a batch of tens of thousands of ballot envelopes preventing all from reaching voters.6
Furthermore, the Postal Service's implementation of a “zero percent” rule means that any error in mail ballots could result in the rejection of all ballots in that batch, posing a serious risk to the electoral process.
The whistleblower's claims highlight the potential for millions of American voters to not receive their mail-in ballots in a timely manner, or at all, during this election cycle.
“The Federal Ballot Mail Portal, built in just three months instead of a year, skipped full testing and could reject entire batches of tens of thousands of ballots due to a single scanning error. Blumenthal accused the administration of changing voting rules 'clearly for political reasons.'”
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