An anonymous government employee whistleblower came forward to a U.S. Senator, warning that a proposed effort by the U.S. Postal Service to implement the President's mail-in ballot executive order risks a failure of the election system that could erroneously disenfranchise millions of mail-in voters. The whistleblower is described as someone with direct knowledge of the development of the USPS' new electronic federal mail ballot portal.
Why It Matters
It appears that postal worker risked professional consequences to expose alleged problems that could delay or disenfranchise mail voters. The story shows how an ordinary public employee can use lawful whistleblowing to protect election integrity, government accountability, and the public’s confidence that every valid ballot will be counted.