postmark
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Mail-in ballots with an election day postmark will continue to be accepted by county election officials through Tuesday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026
Make sure to see the envelope handstamped with the postmark instead of tossing the letter in the mailbox, O’Saben added.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 9, 2026
Fourteen US states allow mail-in ballots to be tallied after the date of the election if they bear a postmark by Election Day.
From Barron's ● Mar. 23, 2026
Since Dec. 24, a postmark no longer shows the date you deposited a piece of mail with the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
Andrius ran his finger over the Lithuanian stamp and postmark.
From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys
Because California postmarks mail-in ballots up to Election Day and allows them a full week to arrive to ensure every single vote — including overseas military personnel — is counted, the process takes time.
From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2026
But a lifelong interest in stamps and postmarks seem to have led to him taking letters that caught his eye.
From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2025
States set their own election laws, and most rely on postmarks to determine if a vote was cast in time.
From Seattle Times ● May 21, 2024
Its postmarks can legally serve as documentation of when an item was mailed, whether a postcard or a ballot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2021
I saw from the postmarks that the envelopes were organized chronologically, which means by date, and mailed from Dresden, Germany, which is where she came from.
From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer
In California, mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day are legally counted as they arrive in the days following.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
This delayed overtaking of Pratt by Raman was largely expected, because California’s vote-by-mail system accepts ballots postmarked on or before Election Day and received within seven days of the election.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
California currently provides a grace period for ballots to be counted as long as they are postmarked by and received within seven days of election day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
Vote-by-mail ballots postmarked on or before election day and received within seven days after the election, as well as any provisional ballots cast, must still be counted, the California secretary of state said.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
The letter was postmarked Boston, four days earlier.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
It says customers use postmarking for their own purposes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
Postal Service representative Natashi Garvins said in an email that same-day postmarking has never been guaranteed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2025
Most postmarking takes place in Anchorage, a day or more away by mail from most of the state.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 15, 2020
First of all, there’s a difference in messaging between mailing and postmarking.
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2020
“It’s very unfortunate that the Postal Service was unable to fully carry out what they have acknowledged was their responsibility in postmarking the mail,” said state board of elections spokesman John Conklin.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 26, 2020
