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
“If the postmark is not the same as the city and state of the ‘supposed’ issuing bank, it might be an indication the check is fake.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 27, 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
But the envelope’s postmark was fifteen years old.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
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
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
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
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
His attorneys, however, note that the envelopes were postmarked in Jackson, Miss., not Colorado.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 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
He checked the envelope: it was postmarked in Paris.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
The Postal Service, however, hasn’t viewed the record-keeping use of postmarking as a service.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
The other pieces include the time carriers return from their routes in the evening, postmarking mail at night and sorting the carrier’s mail before dawn.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2020
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
The chamber organizes the Valentine's Day postmarking program and also hosts a business decorating contest.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 13, 2017
