A rushed launch, changing requirements, and a single data mismatch could create serious delays just as states begin mailing ballots.
The U.S. Postal Service’s plan to launch a large-scale system for monitoring mail-in ballots has raised concerns among employees in its IT divisions. Potential problems are outlined in a whistleblower report released by Connecticut Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal.
According to CNN
The whistleblower’s name has not been disclosed. According to the report, some of the procedures the U.S. Postal Service was preparing to implement President Donald Trump’s requirements were not available to the public. The whistleblower believes the new verification process could create a risk of widespread voter disenfranchisement.
Under the proposed model, states would have to provide the Postal Service with lists of people voting by mail. The agency would compare this data with information scanners read from envelopes. If the details do not match, the ballots may not be delivered.
U.S. Postal Service leadership appears to have discarded every best practice in rushing to prepare the project for launch on September 1. This raises the question of whether a catastrophic failure would be a mistake – or an inherent feature of the system.
– The report
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