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A federal judge in Boston said Thursday the U.S. Postal Service has told her nothing about how it would implement a plan to regulate mail ballots for the midterms as she considers whether to let the plan proceed in the weeks before Election Day.
U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani is deciding whether to extend her prohibition on the proposed regulation of mail ballots, an effort undertaken as part of an executive order. A whistleblower statement released on Tuesday warned that the USPS is poised to launch a hastily built, error-riddled computer system that could jeopardize the process of mail voting relied upon by one-third of all voters.
The stability and reliability of this system are crucial for the fairness of the elections, as mail voting is a significant method that approximately one-third of U.S. voters depend on. The judge's decision is expected to have a major impact on the voting process in the upcoming midterm elections.