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