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Some U.S. Postal Service facilities failed to properly handle ballots during this year's primary elections, according to a new audit from the agency's Office of Inspector General.

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Some U.S. Postal Service facilities failed to properly handle ballots during this year's primary elections, according to a new audit from the agency's Office of Inspector General. Election experts say the findings call into question the agency's ability to meet even greater demands for the November election that are under consideration by the U.S. Supreme Court.

This is by design.

#1 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-09-10 01:08 AM | Reply

... Some U.S. Postal Service facilities failed to properly handle ballots during this year's primary elections, according to a new audit from the agency's Office of Inspector General. ...

imo, by the intent of the current occupant of the Oval Office.

#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-09-10 01:09 AM | Reply

LET'S SET THE PEDO ON FIRE

#3 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-09-10 01:49 AM | Reply

#4 | Posted by americanunity at 2026-09-10 11:03 PM | Reply

Isn't the the argument Bill Johnson has been making?

#5 | Posted by eberly at 2026-09-10 11:08 PM | Reply

Eb,

From the article,

"An inspector general's audit found a lack of training for post office staff"

This article is supporting and proving my point.

Human error has always been part of my objection to mail-in ballots. What Trump is proposing is more closer to absentee ballot handling which has more checks and balances.

Anything that involves moving uncounted ballots that are handled by humans increases the risk.

This article is saying people in the post office didn't receive adequate training. That can happen at any point in the ballet handling.

There's other things that can occur with people, too.

The people handling ballots can just get tired and more inclined to make mistakes at that point.

Or some who may just not take their job that serious.

Or not enough staff so ballots bottleneck.

I am considering not only the next election, but the next 10 elections or 20.

I've always said "Don't put in systems that just meet your needs today. Put in systems that will meet your needs in the future"

#6 | Posted by BillJohnson at 2026-09-11 12:07 AM | Reply

" Human error has always been part of my objection to mail-in ballots. What Trump is proposing is more closer to absentee ballot handling which has more checks and balances."

Absolute nonsense.

Mail in ballots ARE absentee ballots. Every one of them is watermarked, serialized, and tracked. The armed services have been using mail-in ballots for over a century and a half. Oregon has been doing it for 30 years.

If your theory was correct, we'd have thousands of complaints and questionable instances. Where are they? WHERE ARE THEY??

The real problem is, ANY steps taken to add another barrier will doubtless cause a magnitude more votes suppressed, than illegal votes thwarted.

As has been shown, even with a 99.99% accuracy rate (impossible, I know) it would take 4,400 YEARS for voter fraud in your home state of VA to equal the LEGAL VOTES suppressed in ONE ELECTION CYCLE.

You're not trying to protect the vote. You're trying to suppress "certain " legal voters you'd rather not vote.

#7 | Posted by Danforth at 2026-09-11 12:54 AM | Reply

Mail in ballots ARE absentee ballots.

Well, duh.

#8 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-09-11 01:11 AM | Reply

Eberly loves Trump.

Just like BJ Boi.

He's a lying bitch.

Voter suppression is his latest ,"Who Cares" gotta protect those Ballots.

Nobody is That Stupid, except, Maybe, BJ Boi.

Nah, even he's lying too.

#9 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2026-09-11 03:39 AM | Reply

Q: What do the post office and JC Penny's have in common?

#10 | Posted by john_savage2 at 2026-09-11 04:52 AM | Reply

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