Whistleblower warns Postal Service mail ballot system has catastrophic problems

A federal whistleblower has warned that the U.S. Postal Service's new system for handling mail ballots contains "potentially catastrophic problems" and violates court orders by implementing a Trump executive order to restrict mail voting before the November midterms. The system involves a new online portal requiring state election officials to submit voter names, addresses, and ballot barcodes, which Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal argues is designed to "disenfranchise millions of Americans." The Postal Service maintains the portal is secure and consistent with court orders, while a federal judge has already temporarily blocked enforcement of the new mail voting requirements.