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Supreme Court Lifts USPS Portal Halt Amid Ballot-Error Fears

9/2/2026

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Supreme Court's conservative majority overruled Judge Indira Talwani's 14-day restraining order on Aug. 24, temporarily allowing the USPS portal.
USPS plans to launch a hastily built, error-riddled mail-ballot portal despite the judge’s halt.
Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal filed a whistleblower complaint saying the system could disenfranchise millions.
Blumenthal warned the USPS “zero percent” rule could discard entire ballot batches for a single scanning error, deterring mail voting.

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Supreme Court's conservative majority overruled Judge Indira Talwani's 14-day restraining order on Aug. 24, temporarily allowing the USPS portal.
USPS plans to launch a hastily built, error-riddled mail-ballot portal despite the judge’s halt.
Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal filed a whistleblower complaint saying the system could disenfranchise millions.
Blumenthal warned the USPS “zero percent” rule could discard entire ballot batches for a single scanning error, deterring mail voting.