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Mail-in ballots with a June 2 election day postmark will continue to be accepted by county election officials through Tuesday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 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

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

From BBC ● Apr. 20, 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

In early April a long letter arrived in Franz’s post-office box bearing a South Dakota postmark.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

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

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

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

“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

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

The chamber organizes the Valentine's Day postmarking program and also hosts a business decorating contest.

From Washington Times ● Feb. 13, 2017