USPS Postmark Change Raises New Risks for Voters and Patients

USPS Postmark Change Raises New Risks for Voters and Patients

USPS has changed its guidance on postmarks, now reflecting the date the mail is first processed at an automated sorting facility, which can occur days after the item is mailed, potentially causing serious consequences for millions of Americans who rely on postmarks to meet legal deadlines. The post USPS Postmark Change Raises New Risks for Voters and Patients appeared first on The Washington Informer.

USPS Says Mail-In Ballots Might Not Get Postmark on Same Day They’re Dropped Off

The U.S. Postal Service has adopted a new rule that could create doubt about whether some ballots mailed by voters by Election Day will receive postmarks in time to be counted. A USPS rule that took effect on Dec. 24 says mail might not receive a postmark on the same day the agency takes possession of it. Continue reading USPS Says Mail-In Ballots Might Not Get Postmark on Same Day They’re Dropped Off at Royal Examiner.

USPS changes postmark process; date will reflect first sorting machine scan

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service is making a change to its postmark process in the new year. The Post Office said mail will no longer be postmarked when it is accepted but instead will reflect the date the envelope is first processed by an automated sorting machine. That process may happen days later and […] The post USPS changes postmark process; date will reflect first sorting machine scan appeared first on Stuttgart Daily Leader.

New Postal Service Rule Could Quietly Void Ballots and Delay Healthcare

By Stacy M. Brown | NNPA (NNPA) – A quiet clarification by the United States Postal Service is drawing renewed scrutiny after health care advocates and voting rights observers warned that the change could carry serious consequences for millions of Americans who rely on postmarks to meet legal deadlines. Under new USPS guidance that took effect late last month, the date printed on a postmark no longer reflects when a letter or ballot is dropped i…