USPS Builds Ballot-Rejecting Supercomputer in Time Trump Didn't Have, Court Says No
KEY POINTS
- •A whistleblower alleges USPS rushed a new ballot system in weeks, ignoring court orders to stop work.
- •Senator Richard Blumenthal demanded USPS explain its process and halt the plan to reject ballots.
- •The move follows a Trump executive order and faces opposition from 23 states plus D.C. in ongoing lawsuits.
In a mashup of 'rush job meets judicial haterade,' USPS allegedly flipped the nine-month standard timeline for complex systems on its head, creating a new ballot-screening rig in weeks thanks to a Trump executive order demanding the feds blacklist any voter left off a 'confirmed citizens' list. The whistleblower waved the 'stop work' court orders like a red flag in front of a bull, prompting Senator Richard Blumenthal Monday to send a letter grilling Postmaster David Steiner. The drama’s got barcode-induced ballot purges, nationwide lawsuits from 23 states plus D.C., a Supreme Court cameo shrugging about premature suing, and a USPS radio silence that’s louder than typical American banter at a family reunion.
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(1 of 3)Nothing screams 'integrity in voting' like USPS building a ballot-killer machine in weeks, ignoring courts, under Trump’s gaze. Democracy by court-ordered chaos!
USPS said nine months for a ballot system is for chumps; weeks will do to maybe nix thousands of votes. Speedrun democracy achieved!
If USPS’s new system were a speedy grocery checkout, it’d scan one barcode wrong and throw away your entire cart. Democracy’s in aisle 5!
Source: Axios | Published: 9/1/2026 | Author: Andrew Pantazi
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