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Mail-in ballots with an election day postmark will be accepted by county election officials through Tuesday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 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

If you file on paper, you should ask for a postmark at the post-office counter or choose certified mail with a return receipt.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 26, 2026

“What postmark? The address, the postmark, the stamps, they’ve been tore off or something.”

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

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

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

Voting in Tuesday’s election remains open Monday and Tuesday, with voting centers closing Tuesday at 8 p.m., and mail-in ballots requiring postmarks of Tuesday or earlier.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2022

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

“The public can no longer assume that a piece of mail dropped in a mailbox before collection time on a specific day will be postmarked that same day,” Alexander said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 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

State law, which favors voter participation over speed, requires that election officials verify and count every ballot that is postmarked by Election Day and arrives within a week after.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026

Then I took the envelope from my dresser, postmarked Oakland, CA.

From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia

The Postal Service, however, hasn’t viewed the record-keeping use of postmarking as a service.

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