Sending Time-Sensitive Mail? What You Need to Know About USPS’ New Postmark Rules

Sending time-sensitive mail? What you need to know about USPS’ new postmark rules

With primary elections and tax season quickly approaching, a new U.S. Postal Service rule could impact whether your deadline-sensitive mail is considered on time.Letters and packages will now be marked with the date they are processed at a Postal Service facility, as opposed to the day the mail is dropped off.Many organizations, including the Bexar County Elections Department, consider mail to be received on time if it is postmarked before the d…

Change to Postal Service rule may impact tax payments for some Midlands residents. What to know.

A Columbia-area government is warning taxpayers to mail in their real estate taxes before the Jan. 15 deadline, as a new USPS rule may delay the mailing process.

USPS Changes Rules on Postmarks – Mail-In Voting Just Got Messier

, Most Nevadans weren’t watching the Postal Service on Christmas Eve. But while families were opening presents, a rule quietly took effect that could end up deciding elections. For years, critics of mass mail-in voting warned that loose rules and shifting standards would cause chaos. Now, those warnings are becoming reality. The U.S. Postal Service...

What do new USPS postmark rules mean for time-sensitive mail?

A recent codification of postmark rules won’t delay mail deliveries or shipping documentation more than they already were, but other changes to the U.S. Postal Service might still cause headaches