New York Times: Despite a court order temporarily barring the Postal Service from implementing the president’s plan to restrict mail-in voting, the agency acknowledged on Tuesday that it had continued to develop the portal in case it is permitted to move forward. It asserted that the work is legally permissible, since states have not yet been required to use the portal.
But a whistle-blower said this week that the screening portal is being developed in a rushed and sloppy manner that could jeopardize voting by mail across the country. The Postal Service has disputed that characterization, while acknowledging that it is rapidly running out of time to have the system ready for this year’s midterms…