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dem4decades

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5. I mailed out grandson's valentine's card on February 10th, he lives a half hour away.

Mon Mar 2, 2026, 06:30 PM

20 hrs ago

He received his card on February 24th, postmarked on the 10th. If it was a vote instead of a card it wouldn't count anymore, right?

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Shenanigans at my local USPS office - Heads up, people! [View all] MontanaMama 21 hrs ago OP

They did the same thing in my town, but bluestarone 21 hrs ago #1

They did that in the 2020 election. wnylib 18 hrs ago #39

KnR Alice Kramden 21 hrs ago #2

That is absolutely horrifying. Cutting you off at the ballot box??? No way. CaliforniaPeggy 21 hrs ago #3

Right?? MontanaMama 21 hrs ago #4

I mailed out grandson's valentine's card on February 10th, he lives a half hour away. dem4decades 20 hrs ago #5

No it wouldn't. MontanaMama 20 hrs ago #10

Mail between PO boxes in our little town ... goes to Denver before getting delivered Tasmanian Devil 20 hrs ago #27

The Surveillance State hates Anonymity - N/T tonekat 19 hrs ago #35

You had to sign up for informed delivery MichMan 3 hrs ago #53

The monitoring will continue Tasmanian Devil 2 hrs ago #55

I live in California. I got a Xmas card Demobrat 18 hrs ago #41

My eldest son just received my Christmas card to him. Lives 40 mins. away. I do love Florida..LOL. SheilaAnn 6 hrs ago #45

If your post office is like the ones around here - Ms. Toad 20 hrs ago #6

It is a city of 125,000 MontanaMama 20 hrs ago #12

Mine serves around 700,000 Ms. Toad 20 hrs ago #20

Can you deliver your ballots to your City/County Government Center? ProudMNDemocrat 20 hrs ago #7

We can and do exactly that. MontanaMama 20 hrs ago #13

That's an important point. pandr32 3 hrs ago #51

This is the way. FuzzyDicePHL 4 hrs ago #47

K&R spanone 20 hrs ago #8

The problem in our town was smash-and-grab mail thefts. hunter 20 hrs ago #9

The outdoors drop boxes are subject to vandalism and theft. mahatmakanejeeves 20 hrs ago #11

These are the big blue metal boxes outside MontanaMama 20 hrs ago #15

Send a pic, please. I think I know what you mean. mahatmakanejeeves 20 hrs ago #25

She's talking about... 2naSalit 19 hrs ago #33

Yup, that's why I may everything from inside the Post Office. BigmanPigman 20 hrs ago #17

if you vote by mail, make sure your ballot can withstand the most critical scrutiny, and deliver it to the Post Office. patphil 20 hrs ago #14

That's the problem. MontanaMama 20 hrs ago #16

That's true, but it's the best you can do if you have to vote by mail. patphil 20 hrs ago #22

I've been told... druidity33 7 min ago #62

We have ballot boxes at our county service center, not mailed, hand carried. mysteryowl 20 hrs ago #18

It is very disappointing and not surprising. mysteryowl 20 hrs ago #19

Clearly we can't rely on mailing in ballots, but will we even receive them in time? 0rganism 20 hrs ago #21

I take mine to the county clerk's office. usonian 20 hrs ago #23

I'm going to go by the POs in Kalispell, WF and Columbia Falls. Maru Kitteh 20 hrs ago #24

Thanks for sharing this orangecrush 20 hrs ago #26

As far as I can tell, in Ontario, CA the post office has removed all drop off mail boxes. Buddyzbuddy 19 hrs ago #28

"" AllaN01Bear 19 hrs ago #29

We request our absentee ballots.. Hope22 19 hrs ago #30

that's going to affect Republicans too RussBLib 19 hrs ago #31

My suspicion is Qutzupalotl 1 hr ago #60

Well, surely all Democrats have learned by now... Escape 19 hrs ago #32

Yep. It's been a long, ongoing plan by the GOP to curtail voting. progressoid 19 hrs ago #34

My state is all vote by mail. Qutzupalotl 1 hr ago #59

Early Voting.. LiberalArkie 19 hrs ago #36

I have been saying it over & over - TBF 19 hrs ago #37

Appreciate you sharing this.. mountain grammy 19 hrs ago #38

Trmp's Postmaster General, DeJoyless, removed most drop boxes around the country in Trmp's 1st term. eppur_se_muova 18 hrs ago #40

If you can't take it to the ROV site, the easiest is ... aggiesal 18 hrs ago #42

My Aunt sent me a birthday card. Delmette2.0 16 hrs ago #43

In Texas the only place in a county where you can hand-deliver your mail-in ballot is the Elections Office in the county summer_in_TX 14 hrs ago #44

USPS is screwed up! ChazInAz 4 hrs ago #46

ITs on purpose. Historic NY 2 hrs ago #57

The local USPS branch near where I lived in San Diego (Hillcrest) removed all but one of the drive up drop boxes sdfernando 4 hrs ago #48

Wow! Thanks for the intelligence. Martin68 4 hrs ago #49

In our county, voting boxes appear when voting begins. Zackzzzz 3 hrs ago #50

The enemy within. peacebuzzard 3 hrs ago #52

I take my ballot DownriverDem 2 hrs ago #54

I've mention it several times but evey body poo poo it... Historic NY 2 hrs ago #56

Here's What the New USPS Rule Means for Voting by Mail Historic NY 1 hr ago #58

California can't be the only state. BidenRocks 19 min ago #61