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Trump's USPS Mail Ballot System Faces Whistleblower Criticism

A USPS whistleblower warned that a rushed online system tied to Trump's mail-voting order could reject thousands of ballots before the midterms.

Photo: Salon

WHAT'S CONFIRMED

▸A whistleblower alleged the Postal Service rushed to build a mail ballot system in weeks rather than the typical nine months to a year. — NPR Politics, Washington Post

NOT REPORTED ELSEWHERE

▸The whistleblower described the Postal Service's work on the systems as secretive, rushed, and chaotic. — Salon

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