Ballots, Tax Returns and Other Important Mail May Not Get Postmarked the Day You Turn It in, Postal Service Warns

A Little-Known Problem Is Poised To Get Worse At The Post Office

Cost-cutting at the Postal Service has made it more common for mail to be postmarked a day or more after it’s in the system — and that could make it harder for people to vote.

What Montana residents should know about new USPS postmark definition

BILLINGS A recent change to United States Postal Service (USPS) postmarking procedures could impact when mail is officially considered sent, potentially affecting everything from bill payments to ballot counting.The change, which took effect Dec. 24, 2025, means an envelope won't receive a postmark date until it reaches a USPS processing facility, which could be days after being dropped in the mail, especially for rural Montana residents.Watch Y…

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

Canvassers open and review mail-in and absentee ballots for the 2024 General Election at the Baltimore City Board of Elections warehouse in November 2024. Canvassers open and review mail-in and absentee ballots for the 2024 General Election at the Baltimore City Board of Elections warehouse in November 2024. (CNN) — If you rely on postmarks when casting your ballot, filing your taxes or paying bills, a new US Postal Service rule makes it clear …

USPS mail-in ballots may not get same-day postmark

USPS’s new rule clarifies mail-in ballots might not receive same-day postmarks, affecting ballot counting in 14 states and DC with postmark deadlines. The post USPS mail-in ballots may not get same-day postmark first appeared on The Journal Record.

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New DOJ voting lawyer worked on Georgia fake electors plot Unsealed order suggests DOJ retaliated against Abrego Garcia Rural mail ballots at risk as post office finalizes postmark changes DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE New DOJ voting lawyer worked on Georgia fake electors plot The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is continuing its push to repopulate its emptied ranks by recruiting from the shadowy bowels of the anti-voting world. It recently added two n…