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

[duckworth969]

https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/12/30/usps-postmark-rules/?utm_source=mail.snopes.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=alleged-photo-of-trump-with-young-girl-usps-postmark-rules-south-park&_bhlid=ae9fb1ca4e643a8f9c4b1da297a4727ca7d8d039#

From the article, a quote from the USPS website:

“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.”

Many have brought this up in DU Forums. Here are some additional details. If you know anyone who votes by mail, please share this information with them.

[surfered]

1. A little disincentive to vote by mail.

[SheltieLover]

2. Kick

[bluedigger]

3. If I need to carry it into town, I'll just drop it in the ballot box.

Why would I even bother with the PO?

[Freddie]

4. Here in PA we have drop boxes for ballots

Which I will continue to use. Still a couple bills I pay the old-fashioned way (I refuse to pay a $4 “convenience fee” to pay my water bill online) so I better get them in the mailbox a week before the due date.