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Whistleblower Warns of Ballot System Crisis | Bend News
A U.S. Postal Service whistleblower has sounded the alarm over a rushed, chaotic, and dangerously flawed new system designed to track mail-in ballots — one that could cripple the midterm elections if it goes live. The plan, which links voter databases to ballot barcodes and restricts delivery to pre-approved lists, has been halted by a federal judge amid legal uncertainty. Critics fear it will cause massive errors and disenfranchise voters, while the whistleblower claims officials ignored court orders and built the software in a slapdash, untested rush. Senator Blumenthal is demanding…
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