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.

Sign up to read this article

Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.

Already a member? Sign in here

Top stories on inkl right now

Norwegian queen’s disgraced son to be freed from house arrest after rape conviction to attend King Harald V’s funeral Marius Borg Høiby will be granted permission to attend the funeral on September 9

State Dashboards Now Count Hundreds More Measles Cases Than the Federal Tally Most Families Are Reading Pennsylvania reports 497 measles cases while the CDC lists 371. Here is why the two numbers differ and which one families should use.

Houston Area Schools Close as Tropical Storm Edouard Nears and the Health Risks Outlast the Rain Southeast Texas districts closed campuses Tuesday as Tropical Storm Edouard neared landfall. The largest health risks arrive after the rain stops.

Echoes of cold war as US accused of meddling in another Brazilian election Claims that Trump and Rubio are trying to influence...

Read Full Story: https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMitAFBVV95cUxPREpyenRCMXhIXy14N1NDbE1R...