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postmark

[pohst-mahrk] / ˈpoʊstˌmɑrk /


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Mail-in ballots with a Tuesday postmark will be accepted by county election officials for another week.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 3, 2026

Tickets go on sale on Friday and are restricted to people with a Bolton postmark.

From BBC Apr. 20, 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

He turned it over and saw a June 14 postmark.

From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer

Elizabeth Parmelee, a scholar of democracy and civic education at Metropolitan State University of Denver, explained how Colorado orchestrates its elections, which are conducted by mail, but without postmarks.

From Salon Jan. 12, 2026

Postal Service earlier this year may result in later postmarks than you might expect.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 3, 2025

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

They were all from his gentlemen’s club or from various banks, except for one thin, stained envelope with no return address but which bore many colorful postmarks and exotic stamps from distant lands.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court on Monday upheld state laws that count mailed ballots if they are postmarked by Election Day but arrive a few days afterward.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 2026

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

Vote-by-mail ballots postmarked on or before election day and received by the county elections official no later than seven days after the election will be counted.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 5, 2026

“Mum must have put the mail under your door. Interesting. This is postmarked just yesterday. And it’s addressed to you, not Jakob,” says Colin.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

It says customers use postmarking for their own purposes.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 8, 2026

Communities located outside the circles are affected by the postmarking change.

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




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