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nitpicked

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7. I just was in a virtual learning session

Reply to bluestarone (Original post)

Tue Mar 24, 2026, 01:21 PM

10 hrs ago

The presenter recommended that to ensure proof of a mailing date, to request "return receipt requested" at the post office.

Already, in many places, mail is postmarked when it gets to the regional mail facility for processing.

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Question. As of TODAY did the postal service decide that no more postmarks? [View all] bluestarone 11 hrs ago OP

Postmarked when processed. bucolic_frolic 11 hrs ago #1

If you need a item postmarked on a certain date you will have to take it inside a post office to have a clerk postmarkit Jacson6 11 hrs ago #2

This is good to know. Many of the news articles I've read gloss over this. Ilikepurple 6 hrs ago #9

No postmark, no mail in voting. Prairie_Seagull 11 hrs ago #3

Message auto-removed Name removed 11 hrs ago #6

I believe that referred to hand postmarked that a customer could request. mwmisses4289 11 hrs ago #4

From what I read Cerulean Southpaw 11 hrs ago #5

I just was in a virtual learning session nitpicked 10 hrs ago #7

A reminder to all mail-in voters: mail your ballots as soon as possible after receiving. chia 9 hrs ago #8