A U.S. Postal Service whistleblower warned on September 1–2, 2026 that a rushed digital ballot-verification system ordered by President Trump and scheduled to launch on September 3 could prevent millions of Americans from receiving mail-in ballots for the midterm elections. The system's rapid deployment raises concerns about election disruption.
By September 3, 2026, an anonymous US Postal Service official had warned of "potentially catastrophic problems" with a newly implemented mail-ballot screening system that the Trump administration rushed into deployment. The whistleblower disclosed to Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal that the system could see whole batches of ballots rejected, potentially disrupting the midterm elections.