The Brief

• • A whistleblower warns that a new, untested USPS system for mail-in ballots created under a Trump executive order could cause severe election disruptions.
  • Implementation is currently blocked by a Boston federal judge, who cited a risk of "irreparable injury" to voting rights as the Trump administration appeals.
  • It remains unknown how higher courts will rule, or how the post office will handle election processing, with mail-in ballots already being printed and prepped for dispatch.

A whistleblower is sounding the alarm ahead of the midterm elections.

The anonymous official claims the U.S. Postal Service’s new system for handling mail-in ballots, implemented to comply with President Donald Trump’s order, could potentially create catastrophic problems.

Whistleblower warns of post office system flaws

What we know:

The whistleblower alleges the new online system is untested and rushed.

This comes after Trump signed an executive order limiting mail-in voting.

That effort is tied up in court, but the U.S. Supreme Court gave the administration a green light to keep working on it while lawsuits play out.

Legal battle over mail-in voting reaches courts

Local perspective:

Dallas attorney David Coale explained where the case currently stands with the courts.

"So right this second, the post office has been barred by a federal judge in Boston from proceeding to implement this executive order for mail-in ballots," Coale said. "The Trump administration has appealed that to the...

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