USPS Postmark Rules Change
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Our mail in Eugene goes to Portland before being delivered back to Eugene.
Does any of this make sense?
The USPS has changed its postmark rules, effective December 24, 2025. The new rule clarifies that a postmark will not necessarily reflect the date the USPS first accepted possession of the mail piece, but rather indicates that it was in possession on the date of the postmark. Additionally, the machine-applied postmark will now indicate the date of the "first automated processing operation" at a processing facility, which may be later than the date the mail was dropped off. These changes aim to improve public understanding of the postmark process.
What would Eileen say now?
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>>>These changes aim to
>>>These changes aim to improve public understanding of the postmark process<<<
Riiiiight.
It never helps when "they" tell us the changes are intended to make things better for us.
That's ALWAYS a tell that things are going to be worse for us.
Ultimately, I'm just amazed that in this day & age of corporate mismanagement/incompetence the post office system works at all.
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Just in time for the midterms
Just in time for the midterms....
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My postmaster told me that
My postmaster told me that they have also been told to throttle the mail to decrease timeline expectations. Mail arriving ahead of schedule is what they are attempting to curb. All mail dropped off that hasn't been paid as priority is held until the next business day
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> What would Eileen say now?
> What would Eileen say now?
"Go to the USPS counter and request a manual postmark."
Seems like this will unnecessarily increase traffic at the counter, and especially on days like April 15th and election day.
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Absolutely no metered mail
Absolutely no metered mail
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doing less with more MAGA!
doing less with more
MAGA!
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Make America Late
Make America Late
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To coin an old phrase, "Vote
To coin an old phrase, "Vote early and vote often!"
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This is so fucked and it goes
This is so fucked and it goes way beyond voting. Grant applications, legal filings, college applications, the list goes on and on. The incompetence will continue.
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Ever since dump got in, a
Ever since dump got in, a letter takes 10 days to go from Oklahoma to central IL. Used to be 4 days, and it takes only 7 hrs, with 2 stops to stretch my legs, to drive that distance.
The pony express was more efficient.
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They want it to fail so they
They want it to fail so they can privatize it.
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Sadly, I think you're very
Sadly, I think you're very right, turtle. Which donor's business will fill the created need. Yet another thing that totally bums me out.
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Bingo.
Bingo.
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That it will also act to
That it will also act to suppress mail-in votes is the real cherry on top.
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You can still ask the
You can still ask the postmaster to postmark your envelope in person, but not everyone knows that and it's a huge inconvenience