Mastodawn

Why isn't there more shouting about this? This is the USPS undermining mail-in ballots. They find every opportunity to subvert voting and democracy.
Ballots, tax returns and other important mail may not get postmarked the day you turn it in, USPS warns
https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/31/politics/usps-postmark-rule-change-mail-in-ballots

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Flying Donny for Democracy 25 Jan 2

@jeffjarvis According to Snopes and the USPS statements it quotes, this isn't actually a new procedure, and people can request same-day postmarks.
"USPS stated the updates were merely codifying already standard operating procedures in an effort to help inform the public how its mail is actually being postmarked and help customers plan accordingly." (1/2)
https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/12/30/usps-postmark-rules/

USPS updated its postmark rules. Here's what that means for your mail

Snopes.com

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Flying Donny for Democracy 25 Jan 2

@jeffjarvis
Also,
"If voters want to ensure that their return Ballot Mail envelope receives a postmark with a date aligning with the date of mailing, they should bring their Ballot Mail to the retail counter at a Postal Service retail location and request a manual postmark, which will be applied free of charge upon accepting custody of the mailpiece." (2/2)

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Daniel M. Reck

@kateiacy Which works great when the nearest post office is an hour or more away.

Or, if you are disabled, it doesn't matter even if the post office is next door. You can't get to it, so you can't get a manual postmark.

I thought there was a right for citizens to vote, @jeffjarvis? Shouldn't that be upheld? Why is there voter registration? Everyone should be automatically registered on their 18th birthday, with bulletproof means to vote from home.