the mail-ballot scheme fallout
on Howard Lutnick's mind since 2026-09-11
The certified-mail ballot plan that quietly went nowhere
Fresh reporting reconstructs a failed push to route midterm mail ballots through certified mail, with agency chiefs looped in.
he would much rather be the steel-mill guy than the ballot-logistics guy, so he is saying nothing at all — and so far that is working
new — Two outlets reconstructed the failed push
The history
- 2026-09-30— #4 · 9% · new this week — The certified-mail ballot plan that quietly went nowhere
- 2026-09-12— #4 · 8% · fading — Records put Commerce inside the voting-machine fight
- 2026-09-11— #3 · 11% · new this week — Election deniers found a side door: Commerce