Under the system, USPS could toss an entire batch of 10,000 ballots if the agency fails to verify one of them.
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USPS leak reveals new covert ballot tossing system as Tina Peters turns down registrar job
All together now—page one, the leak reveals a covert USPS system that could toss millions of ballots. On page two, Tina Peters declines the registrar job. The mechanism is built, the operator steps aside. The receipts show a process designed to manage the count, and a personnel decision that leaves the system in play. The file lines up: the ballots are at risk, the oversight is missing. Clause by clause, the document sets up a system for exclusion, not inclusion. The bounce lands on every vote not counted. In lieu of flowers, maybe ask for a receipt with your ballot next time.
“They build a covert system to toss ballots, then the candidate for registrar steps aside. That's not a democracy—it's a plan to count votes only when the right people are at the table.”
“Election security is crucial—sometimes systems need upgrades. Tina Peters declined the job, but that's her choice. The leak is just speculation, not confirmed fact. Did I say 'covert'? That sounds more dramatic than necessary.”
The receipts
Former Mesa County, Colorado elections clerk Tina Peters turned down a job offer to oversee elections in a conservative California county north of Sacramento, the Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday. "She declined the offer because she’s running around the country right now trying to secure the elections," Shasta County, Ca. registrar of…
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