A whistleblower report claiming that the U.S. Postal Service appears to be moving ahead with implementing President Donald Trump’s executive order to restrict mail-in voting has stoked renewed voting fears ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
Mail-in ballots made up slightly more than a third of the votes cast during Florida’s primary election in August, according to Fresh Take Florida.
The whistleblower, a federal official with direct knowledge of the plan, claims that the USPS moved quickly to develop a “secretive, rushed, chaotic and fundamentally flawed process” despite being ordered to temporarily halt by a federal judge.
The Postal Service’s mail ballot system was described as “insufficiently tested” and “poorly planned,” according to the complaint.
"Potentially millions of American voters may not receive their mail-in ballot this election cycle in a timely manner, or at all," the complaint states, while "warning of catastrophic failure which could derail the midterm elections."
In response, a spokesperson from the Postal Service says that it created a “simple, secure and efficient” mail ballot system that was “conducted in a manner consistent with court orders.”
Trump’s executive order, which was issued back in March, requested that the Department of Homeland Security create lists of eligible voters in each state. The USPS would then be required to deliver ballots only to those approved voters.
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