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MontanaMama

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12. It is a city of 125,000

Mon Mar 2, 2026, 06:47 PM

16 hrs ago

including the bedroom communities on the outskirts. 4 drive up boxes doesn't cut it. I have often seen mail spilling out of the drop boxes in the late afternoon.

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Shenanigans at my local USPS office - Heads up, people! [View all] MontanaMama 17 hrs ago OP

They did the same thing in my town, but bluestarone 17 hrs ago #1

They did that in the 2020 election. wnylib 15 hrs ago #39

KnR Alice Kramden 17 hrs ago #2

That is absolutely horrifying. Cutting you off at the ballot box??? No way. CaliforniaPeggy 17 hrs ago #3

Right?? MontanaMama 17 hrs ago #4

I mailed out grandson's valentine's card on February 10th, he lives a half hour away. dem4decades 17 hrs ago #5

No it wouldn't. MontanaMama 16 hrs ago #10

Mail between PO boxes in our little town ... goes to Denver before getting delivered Tasmanian Devil 16 hrs ago #27

The Surveillance State hates Anonymity - N/T tonekat 15 hrs ago #35

I live in California. I got a Xmas card Demobrat 14 hrs ago #41

My eldest son just received my Christmas card to him. Lives 40 mins. away. I do love Florida..LOL. SheilaAnn 2 hrs ago #45

If your post office is like the ones around here - Ms. Toad 17 hrs ago #6

It is a city of 125,000 MontanaMama 16 hrs ago #12

Mine serves around 700,000 Ms. Toad 16 hrs ago #20

Can you deliver your ballots to your City/County Government Center? ProudMNDemocrat 17 hrs ago #7

We can and do exactly that. MontanaMama 16 hrs ago #13

This is the way. FuzzyDicePHL 47 min ago #47

K&R spanone 16 hrs ago #8

The problem in our town was smash-and-grab mail thefts. hunter 16 hrs ago #9

The outdoors drop boxes are subject to vandalism and theft. mahatmakanejeeves 16 hrs ago #11

These are the big blue metal boxes outside MontanaMama 16 hrs ago #15

Send a pic, please. I think I know what you mean. mahatmakanejeeves 16 hrs ago #25

She's talking about... 2naSalit 15 hrs ago #33

Yup, that's why I may everything from inside the Post Office. BigmanPigman 16 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 16 hrs ago #14

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

That's true, but it's the best you can do if you have to vote by mail. patphil 16 hrs ago #22

We have ballot boxes at our county service center, not mailed, hand carried. mysteryowl 16 hrs ago #18

It is very disappointing and not surprising. mysteryowl 16 hrs ago #19

Clearly we can't rely on mailing in ballots, but will we even receive them in time? 0rganism 16 hrs ago #21

I take mine to the county clerk's office. usonian 16 hrs ago #23

I'm going to go by the POs in Kalispell, WF and Columbia Falls. Maru Kitteh 16 hrs ago #24

Thanks for sharing this orangecrush 16 hrs ago #26

As far as I can tell, in Ontario, CA the post office has removed all drop off mail boxes. Buddyzbuddy 15 hrs ago #28

"" AllaN01Bear 15 hrs ago #29

We request our absentee ballots.. Hope22 15 hrs ago #30

that's going to affect Republicans too RussBLib 15 hrs ago #31

Well, surely all Democrats have learned by now... Escape 15 hrs ago #32

Yep. It's been a long, ongoing plan by the GOP to curtail voting. progressoid 15 hrs ago #34

Early Voting.. LiberalArkie 15 hrs ago #36

I have been saying it over & over - TBF 15 hrs ago #37

Appreciate you sharing this.. mountain grammy 15 hrs ago #38

Trmp's Postmaster General, DeJoyless, removed most drop boxes around the country in Trmp's 1st term. eppur_se_muova 14 hrs ago #40

If you can't take it to the ROV site, the easiest is ... aggiesal 14 hrs ago #42

My Aunt sent me a birthday card. Delmette2.0 12 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 10 hrs ago #44

USPS is screwed up! ChazInAz 1 hr ago #46

The local USPS branch near where I lived in San Diego (Hillcrest) removed all but one of the drive up drop boxes sdfernando 25 min ago #48

Wow! Thanks for the intelligence. Martin68 19 min ago #49