Ballots, tax returns and other important mail may not get postmarked the day you turn it in, Postal Service warns

U.S. Postal Service adopts new rule changing postmarks

The change means mail might not receive a postmark on the same day the USPS takes possession of it.

What is Going on With USPS and Postmarks?

The U.S. Postal Service changed how it dates mail on Dec. 24, marking letters and packages with when they get processed instead of when people drop them off. What’s Happening: The postal service updated its rule book to clarify that postmarks show the date mail enters processing facilities, not when customers mail items. Mail dropped off […] The post What is Going on With USPS and Postmarks? appeared first on The Georgia Sun.

What to know about USPS postmark changes and the impact on bills, taxes and election ballots

The USPS updated its language about postmarks, possibly causing changes to when mail is accepted and marked ahead of deadlines. Here's what to know.

Using the mail for ballots or taxes? New USPS rule could affect those services

The United States Postal Service’s rule on delayed postmarking went into effect on Christmas Eve, and it has caused confusion and speculation from many about its impact on mail-in ballots with multiple elections happening in 2026. The change reversed a longstanding practice of same-day postmarking. The change, as stated in the Federal Register, could mean if a person drops a letter — or an election ballot — off at a post office location on a Mon…

New USPS rule could affect postmark dates for mail, like taxes or ballots

Mail may not be postmarked the same day it is dropped off.

New Postal Service rule means mail isn't postmarked when dropped off

If you rely on postmarks when casting your ballot, filing your taxes or paying bills, a new U.S. Postal Service rule makes it clear that you should plan...