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58. Here's What the New USPS Rule Means for Voting by Mail

Tue Mar 3, 2026, 01:37 PM

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USPS has also clarified in the DMM that the date of a postmark may not always necessarily reflect the exact date that USPS took custody of a piece of mail. This has always been true due to mail processing delays, where a small number of mail pieces may end up postmarked the day after USPS takes possession of them.

https://campaignlegal.org/update/heres-what-new-usps-rule-means-voting-mail]

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/24/2025-20740/postmarks-and-postal-possession]

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Trump order on late-arriving mail-in ballots ‘egregious and illegal,’ N.J. attorney general says

https://newjerseymonitor.com/2025/03/27/trump-order-on-late-arriving-mail-in-ballots-egregious-and-illegal-n-j-attorney-general-says/

President Donald Trump issued an executive order Tuesday directing U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to take “all necessary action” against states that allow mail ballots received after Election Day to be tallied, regardless of whether those ballots were postmarked on or before Election Day.

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

They did the same thing in my town, but bluestarone Yesterday #1

They did that in the 2020 election. wnylib Yesterday #39

KnR Alice Kramden Yesterday #2

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

Right?? MontanaMama Yesterday #4

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

No it wouldn't. MontanaMama Yesterday #10

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

The Surveillance State hates Anonymity - N/T tonekat Yesterday #35

You had to sign up for informed delivery MichMan 9 hrs ago #53

The monitoring will continue Tasmanian Devil 8 hrs ago #55

I live in California. I got a Xmas card Demobrat Yesterday #41

My eldest son just received my Christmas card to him. Lives 40 mins. away. I do love Florida..LOL. SheilaAnn 12 hrs ago #45

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

It is a city of 125,000 MontanaMama Yesterday #12

Mine serves around 700,000 Ms. Toad Yesterday #20

Yeah, our p.o. just has one big, giant dropbox plus a second, smaller one for "express mail." ShazzieB 4 hrs ago #70

Can you deliver your ballots to your City/County Government Center? ProudMNDemocrat Yesterday #7

We can and do exactly that. MontanaMama Yesterday #13

That's an important point. pandr32 9 hrs ago #51

This is the way. FuzzyDicePHL 10 hrs ago #47

K&R spanone Yesterday #8

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

The outdoors drop boxes are subject to vandalism and theft. mahatmakanejeeves Yesterday #11

These are the big blue metal boxes outside MontanaMama Yesterday #15

Send a pic, please. I think I know what you mean. mahatmakanejeeves Yesterday #25

She's talking about... 2naSalit Yesterday #33

You can no longer send packages in those boxes. intheflow 5 hrs ago #64

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

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

That's the problem. MontanaMama Yesterday #16

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

I've been told... druidity33 6 hrs ago #62

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

It is very disappointing and not surprising. mysteryowl Yesterday #19

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

I take mine to the county clerk's office. usonian Yesterday #23

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

Thanks for sharing this orangecrush Yesterday #26

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

"" AllaN01Bear Yesterday #29

We request our absentee ballots.. Hope22 Yesterday #30

that's going to affect Republicans too RussBLib Yesterday #31

My suspicion is Qutzupalotl 7 hrs ago #60

Well, surely all Democrats have learned by now... Escape Yesterday #32

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

My state is all vote by mail. Qutzupalotl 7 hrs ago #59

There are thousands, if not millions, of us who can no longer vote in person. Dixiegrrrl 5 hrs ago #66

Early Voting.. LiberalArkie Yesterday #36

I have been saying it over & over - TBF Yesterday #37

Appreciate you sharing this.. mountain grammy Yesterday #38

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

And jacked up Post Office box rent... IthinkThereforeIAM 2 hrs ago #73

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

My Aunt sent me a birthday card. Delmette2.0 22 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 20 hrs ago #44

USPS is screwed up! ChazInAz 10 hrs ago #46

ITs on purpose. Historic NY 8 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 10 hrs ago #48

Wow! Thanks for the intelligence. Martin68 10 hrs ago #49

In our county, voting boxes appear when voting begins. Zackzzzz 9 hrs ago #50

The enemy within. peacebuzzard 9 hrs ago #52

I take my ballot DownriverDem 8 hrs ago #54

I've mention it several times but evey body poo poo it... Historic NY 8 hrs ago #56

Here's What the New USPS Rule Means for Voting by Mail Historic NY 7 hrs ago #58

California can't be the only state. BidenRocks 6 hrs ago #61

I honestly have never understood mail in voting. intheflow 5 hrs ago #63

the mail is supposed to be sacred and Postal Carfriers take their job seriously LymphocyteLover 5 hrs ago #67

Message auto-removed Name removed 5 hrs ago #65

MAGAt Republicans at work. They hate democracy. Fascist scumballs. LymphocyteLover 5 hrs ago #68

Mail drop boxes have become vanishingly rare in my area for a while now. ShazzieB 5 hrs ago #69

The Supremes just ruled that the USPS cannot be sued for non-delivery of your mail (or ballot). pecosbob 4 hrs ago #71

If you vote by mail Glaisne 3 hrs ago #72