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The Postmark is Not What You Think

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Posted By: glagrone2020, 9/10/2025 8:20:06 AM

For the United States Supreme Court, State courts, clerk’s offices, businesses and people all over the Country, a “postmark” was the date stamped on a piece of first-class mail by the U.S. Postal Service indicating the day the piece of mail was received by the Postal Service. That meaning of a “postmark” is soon to be no more. The USPS has a “new” meaning for a postmark and wants to make the new meaning official through a proposed regulation. The change carries real implications for taxpayers, voter registration by mail, voting by mail, as well as the legal profession.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: cThree 9/10/2025 8:55:01 AM (No. 2001695)
Try this link, https://www.savethepostoffice.com/say-goodbye-to-the-same-day-postmark/ If you recall the energy Al Gore and other Democrats put into disqualifying military ballots sent from abroad, you can well expect further hijinks when postmarks are no longer definitive.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: ronbet 9/10/2025 8:55:54 AM (No. 2001697)
This post is not what it appears to be either.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: Bur Oak 9/10/2025 9:11:52 AM (No. 2001710)
The USPS continues its march to becoming irrelevant.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: William A. Hollerman 9/10/2025 9:25:37 AM (No. 2001717)
I think it's time to get rid of the postal service.....
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Reply 5 - Posted by: mobyclik 9/10/2025 9:35:04 AM (No. 2001727)
I can easily get by with one, maybe two deliveries a week. Just leave the junk mail on the P.O. floor.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: DVC 9/10/2025 9:56:37 AM (No. 2001745)
CAN'T read the article without a subscription.
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Reply 7 - Posted by: DVC 9/10/2025 10:01:14 AM (No. 2001748)
Thank you #1. So, the already crappy "service " from the post office gets dumber down even farther, as they double the cost. Huge price increases, bigger decreases in service.
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Reply 8 - Posted by: Tusker 9/10/2025 10:05:16 AM (No. 2001753)
FedX. End of story.
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Reply 9 - Posted by: RuckusTom 9/10/2025 10:05:44 AM (No. 2001756)
"The change carries real implications for taxpayers, voter registration by mail, voting by mail, as well as the legal profession." Get ready for mail to double as people sending mail (especially for tax and legal purposes) start sending copies to themselves for proof of when a recipient was supposed to get it. When the IRS calls up and says your tax filing wasn't postmarked on or before 4/15 or your extension wasn't postmarked on the required date either, the senders will have their copies to themselves to fall back on and say, "I got my copy and the postmark clearly says mm/dd/yyyy date. Talk to the post office and ask them why you didn't receive your copy." Take pictures of yourself dropping the mail in the PO box.
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Reply 10 - Posted by: philsner 9/10/2025 10:54:33 AM (No. 2001789)
Accept no requirements for reading an "article". Don't publish stuff you won't allow people to read.
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Reply 11 - Posted by: Philipsonh 9/10/2025 12:09:37 PM (No. 2001827)
Yes, twice this year it took 2 weeks+ for my utility payment to arrive at it's destination. So after receiving notice of same, I paid the bill online. Ended up getting a credit when the check arrived. I now pay many bills by the BILL PAY function in my brokerage account. Way easier and more secure. PS; I also received some paperwork in the mail totally mangled. Just sweet. Never got credit for that one. The less you use the USPS the better off you are.
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Reply 12 - Posted by: Starboard_side 9/10/2025 12:39:41 PM (No. 2001844)
Looks like this is designed to ensure the vote by mail can be used for massive cheating if this ends up being enacted. If there is no postmark to confirm a piece of mail was received they can essentially put as many ballots into the system without any real chain of custody back up.
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Reply 13 - Posted by: WV.Hillbilly 9/10/2025 4:35:33 PM (No. 2001945)
Please don't post paywalled crap.
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Reply 14 - Posted by: stablemoney 9/10/2025 4:54:15 PM (No. 2001958)
I still don't know what postmark is to mean now.
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Reply 15 - Posted by: Kafka2 9/11/2025 1:53:31 PM (No. 2002410)
I have received first class mail up to five days past the post mark and some without a post mark. This gives new meaning to the term “Snail-mail.” By delaying when the post mark is applied, mail will look like delivery time has improved. Very misleading.
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