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This seems specifically designed to break mail-in voting (USPS postmark rule change) (lemmy.zip)
submitted 10 months ago by to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works
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If you want to vote by mail please do so as soon as you can and consider dropping it off at the counter where they will postmark it right away.

Also if you live in a state where you're allowed to photograph your ballot consider doing so to have proof you voted a certain way.

Note that as a counterpoint the federal register website claims they are just clarifying language to improve public understanding: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/12/2025-15266/postmarks-and-postal-possession

I didn't check that document very closely yet.

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[–] 1 point 10 months ago (1 child)

how is what different than whos current system? i merely just gave a quick idea for how this one could be open to abuse and am making zero claims for any sort of postal system being better/worse than any other

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago

    how is what different than whos current system?

    The US system, using the date of the stamp instead of the arrival date. Neither system is safe from abuse. It's just different.

    Mail-in voting is inherently more error prone than voting in person. That's why it's important to make in person voting as accessible as possible. Voting on a Sunday, having plentiful accessible polling stations without significant waiting time surely helps, and is a reason why the share of voting by mail is traditionally way lower here in Germany than in the US. I never had to wait for more than 2 minutes at a polling station here in Germany.

    Have a nice new year's eve and guten Rutsch, as we say here.

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