U.S. Postal Service Failed to Properly Handle Some Ballots During This Year’s Primary Elections, Audit Finds
Summary
ProPublica reports an inspector general audit found training gaps, tracking deficiencies, and ballot handling errors at USPS facilities that could delay or miscount ballots. The findings question the agency's ability to meet higher demands for the upcoming election and highlight a need for stronger enforcement of election mail policies. USPS largely delivered ballots on time, but several failures and mispostmarks were identified across facilities.