Key facts
- The U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General will review whistleblower allegations regarding mail-in voting rules.
- A whistleblower claims proposed USPS restrictions could cause thousands of legal ballots to be discarded.
- A federal judge extended a ban on a new USPS rule impacting mail-in voting requirements.
The U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General announced on Tuesday that it plans to conduct an independent review of allegations made by a whistleblower. The whistleblower has warned that proposed restrictions on mail-in voting by the USPS could lead to thousands of legal ballots being discarded. This review comes after a federal judge in Boston extended a ban on Friday, preventing the Trump administration from implementing a new USPS rule that would tighten mail-in voting requirements ahead of the November congressional elections.