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DOJ charges Utah postal worker for allegedly dumping mail ballots in trash during state primary
CBS News • • nation
Key Points:
- Damon Matai Seei, a 34-year-old U.S. Postal Service letter carrier in Utah, was arrested and charged with discarding over 300 ballots meant for the state's June primary, according to the Justice Department.
- Seei admitted to throwing away the ballots to "lighten his workload" and did not deliver any of them, with officials stating there was no political motive behind his actions.
- The incident occurred in Eagle Mountain, Utah, where Seei disposed of the ballots and other mail in a dumpster shortly after starting his shift.
- Officials emphasized the importance of election and ballot integrity as a nonpartisan issue, noting that such actions can undermine the security of elections.
- Utah's mail-in voting system is widely used and considered secure, despite ongoing national debates and claims of fraud surrounding mail-in ballots, particularly from former President Trump.
