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AZJonnie

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5. I have never my life assumed that anything I put in the mailbox will be postmarked on that very day

Tue Dec 30, 2025, 01:57 PM

21 hrs ago

I don't even know why anyone would assume it would be, that's what not a postmark is, so this article (and esp. the headline) doesn't really make much sense to me

DeJoy sucks of course but this is not a change in the postmarking process. Mail your ballots early like the instructions on every one I've ever seen says that you should do, and you'll be fine. Or drop it off somewhere that you know it will be counted if you're running late, don't mail it. You can also show up to the polling place in some states with your mail-in or absentee ballot in hand, hand it over, and get a new ballot to use there.

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USPS says mail-in ballots might not get postmark on same day they're dropped off [View all] douglas9 22 hrs ago OP

My WA state ballotf rom a few months ago came with the warning: fierywoman 22 hrs ago #1

This is why I drop mine off at the township office. boonecreek 22 hrs ago #2

When ever possible Democrats need to do THIS bluestarone 20 hrs ago #14

Sounds like Trump wants to cancel out military votes from overseas. Emile 21 hrs ago #3

The stupid criminal bdamomma 20 hrs ago #13

Kick SheltieLover 21 hrs ago #4

FYI, "kicking" does not work in this forum AZJonnie 21 hrs ago #7

It doesn't? SheltieLover 21 hrs ago #8

Not in the traditional sense of what "kicking" means, no AZJonnie 21 hrs ago #9

I didn't realize there was a difference. SheltieLover 20 hrs ago #12

I edited my post since you read it, I was wrong, actually :) AZJonnie 20 hrs ago #15

Ty SheltieLover 19 hrs ago #18

I have never my life assumed that anything I put in the mailbox will be postmarked on that very day AZJonnie 21 hrs ago #5

Just an update, AZJonnie... Totally Tunsie 11 hrs ago #21

Right, that's right! Someone mentioned DeJoy upthread and I didn't think about it AZJonnie 10 hrs ago #23

This was noted months ago PATRICK 21 hrs ago #6

As a worker in the Postal system PATRICK 21 hrs ago #11

One of the articles I read about this said postal customers could get an actual allegorical oracle 19 hrs ago #16

I don't understand why people wait so long to mail their ballots. chia 21 hrs ago #10

It's probably a bigger deal for tax returns EdmondDantes_ 17 hrs ago #19

Here's how to encourage more people to mail their ballots early: FakeNoose 19 hrs ago #17

All the more reason to use a drop box Tree Lady 13 hrs ago #20

Unfortunately, not all states allow drop boxes. Totally Tunsie 11 hrs ago #22

Gee you would think they don't want us to vote Tree Lady 9 hrs ago #24