U.S. Postal Service Failed to Properly Handle Some Ballots During This Year’s Primary Elections, Audit Finds An inspector general’s audit found a lack of training for post office staff, deficiencies in how ballots were tracked and errors leading to delays. Experts say it raises questions ahead of the midterms. by Jen Fifield September 9, 2026, 8:35 pm

U.S. Postal Service Failed to Properly Handle Some Ballots During This Year’s Primary Elections, Audit Finds An inspector general’s audit found a lack of training for post office staff, deficiencies in how ballots were tracked and errors leading to delays. Experts say it raises questions ahead of the midterms. by Jen Fifield September 9, 2026, 8:35 pm https://www.propublica.org/article/postal-service-audit-primary-election-ballots?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=majorinvestigations&utm_content=river Some U.S. Postal Service facilities failed to properly handle ballots during this year’s primary elections, according to a new audit from the agency’s Office of Inspector General. Election experts say the findings call into question the agency’s ability to meet even greater demands for the November election that are under consideration by the U.S. Supreme Court.