New system for screening mail-in ballots risks denying entire batches, says whistleblower
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This story was selected and curated by our editorial team in the Donald Trump category. Published on September 1, 2026 • Originally reported by Joseph Gedeon in Washington. OMEGAZEPRIME provides independent news coverage and analysis for our readers. Stay informed with the latest developments.
This story was selected and curated by our editorial team in the Donald Trump category. Published on September 1, 2026 • Originally reported by Joseph Gedeon in Washington. OMEGAZEPRIME provides independent news coverage and analysis for our readers. Stay informed with the latest developments.
US senator says that project, a key part of Trump’s voting restrictions, is ‘perilously rushed and potentially unlawful’
A new system to screen millions of mail-in ballots for this November’s US midterm elections was thrown together so hastily, and tested so little, that a single scanning glitch could see entire batches of ballots turned away, a whistleblower has told Congress.
The project – a key part of Donald Trump’s new restrictions on voting – is “perilously rushed and potentially unlawful”, according to the US senator Richard Blumenthal, who disclosed the warning in a letter to David Steiner, the postmaster general, on Tuesday.
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