The new U.S. Postal Service screening system for mail-in ballots is being implemented under a 0% failure policy.
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PivotSep 4, 2026
Multiple tier1 outlets and Sen. Blumenthal's release report that USPS adopted a zero-percent failure policy, under which one barcode mismatch in a sampled batch rejects the whole batch, and a USPS Supreme Court filing describes that same single-mismatch rejection mechanism.
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… That said, they still may go ahead with it, like today in Missouri, they said they might go ahead with stuff that's already been decided around gerrymandering. The whistleblower says that the system is being rushed out without enough testing under a 0% failure policy. One barcode error could delay thousands of ballots from being sent out. Now, you spoke with Letitia James, the New York attorney general, this past Sunday. …
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Supports. Blumenthal's press release, citing a whistleblower disclosure, states USPS adopted a zero-percent failure threshold in which a single unreadable barcode in a batch causes the entire batch to be rejected.[3]
Supports. Washington Post and Inquirer coverage reports the Postal Service adopted an internal 'zero-percent failure policy' per the disclosure, though the Post notes the published rule does not disclose the sampling formula or zero-failure policy.[5][6]
Supports. USPS's own Supreme Court filing states that systems operating as intended will reject entire mailings if a single barcode mismatch is found, corroborating the mechanism independently of the whistleblower.[4]
Context. AP reports the system is being built in defiance of a federal judge's halt order and is being appealed, so 'being implemented' is contested in legal terms; USPS did not immediately comment on the 0% characterization.[1][2]
Sources
6 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 2 primary, 2 not rated
- 1Whistleblower: Postal Service rushing to comply with ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 2Whistleblower says USPS mail-in voting restrictions could ...reuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 3[2026-09-01] Following New Whistleblower Disclosure, ...blumenthal.senate.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 4No. 26A305supremecourt.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 5Postal Service plans may keep voters from getting ballots, whistleblower saysinquirer.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6Postal Service plans may keep voters from getting ballots, whistleblower saysspokesman.com · not rated · cited for: supports
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