Washington, D.C. — A U.S. Postal Service whistleblower is warning that a new system for verifying mail ballots could mistakenly reject large batches of legitimate votes during the November midterms.
Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., released the anonymous disclosure Monday, saying the Postal Service developed its new online ballot portal in less than three months to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order tightening mail-voting procedures.
According to the whistleblower, the system operates under a “zero-percent failure policy” requiring ballot barcode scans to match perfectly. A single scanning error involving a batch of ballots could result in as many as 10,000 ballots being rejected, the disclosure alleges.
The whistleblower also claimed the portal has undergone inadequate testing and warned of “potentially catastrophic problems” once election officials begin using it nationwide.
Blumenthal urged Postmaster General David Steiner to abandon the system, arguing that implementation so close to the midterms could disenfranchise eligible voters.
The Postal Service says it has extensive procedures for handling election mail and describes its existing ballot-delivery system as secure and tested. Its 2026 election guidance includes specialized tracking, ballot identification and handling procedures.
Legal challenges to Trump’s broader mail-ballot order are continuing in federal court, leaving parts of the administration’s election-mail policy unsettled weeks before voting begins.
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