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There's been a bit of a scare running through the meme-sphere about US postal service post marks.
"It is true that the USPS updated its DMM regarding postmarks, but officials stressed it didn't change any existing postmarking practices."
The important thing is if you're concerned about this for purposes of avoiding mail-in ballot f-ery, do yourself a favor and simply use your precinct's drop-box.
If you want to get a specific post mark, you have the option to get that done at the counter. But if you're doing that, you probably had the time to think about doing this a different way.
"if a customer wants to ensure that a mailpiece receives a postmark and that the postmark aligns with the date of mailing, the customer may take the mailpiece to a Post Office, station, or branch and request a manual (local) postmark at the retail counter when tendering their mail piece."
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Jeffrey Haas