Many users posted the claim along with a screenshot of a BlueSky user who wrote, "USPS quietly changed its postmark rules — ...

If you rely on postmarks when casting your ballot, filing your taxes or paying bills, a new US Postal Service rule makes it clear that you should plan ahead.

To great fanfare in 2021, Democrats in the House of Representatives introduced H.R. 1 — designed to, among other things, expand voting rights and access. While the Constitution grants states the power ...

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) implemented new procedures for dating mail on Dec. 24, postmarking letters and packages with ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Sacramento, Calif. – Ballot drop boxes are now open throughout the state ahead of the November 4, 2025, Statewide Special ...

Washington’s two U.S. senators, both Democrats, are weighing in on President Donald Trump’s plans to eliminate voting by mail. “I am going to lead a movement to get rid of MAIL-IN BALLOTS,” Trump ...

If President Donald Trump were to issue an executive order to abolish mail-in voting, as he announced he would on social media recently, it would almost certainly be unconstitutional. It would also be ...

Voter fraud is very rare, whether people vote in person or by mail. That much is clear from a large body of research. One of us is a political scientist at the University of Washington, and the other ...

President Donald Trump said he wants to ban mail-in voting, claiming the U.S. is alone in permitting it. But, in fact, dozens of countries allow voters to cast their ballots in the mail. Photo from ...

This story was produced by the Oregon Journalism Project, a nonprofit newsroom covering the state. A 2026 ballot initiative that would end Oregon’s first-in-the-nation vote-by-mail system passed a key ...

The Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Office fixed a technical glitch that briefly affected online mail-in ballot requests. Voters who encountered the issue were able to register over the ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Sacramento, Calif. – California county elections officials have begun mailing vote-by-mail ballots for the November 4, 2025 ...