Postal Service chief confirms Trump mail-in ballot security work stopped
The chief of the U.S. Postal Service confirmed the agency has stopped its work on implementing a computer system that would have verified mail-in ballots for the midterm elections under an executive order from President Donald Trump.
TL;DR
- The U.S. Postal Service has stopped work on a system to verify mail-in ballots.
- This system was part of an executive order by President Donald Trump aimed at election integrity.
- A preliminary injunction upheld by the Supreme Court halted the implementation.
- The Postal Service confirmed it will not enforce these new rules in the federal election.
- Democrats had raised concerns about the agency's work on the system, prompted by a whistleblower.