Taking one to three days for the U.S. Postal Service to postmark or just process mail is not new. We’ve heard anecdotal evidence this has been going on with Vote By Mail (VBM) ballots since at least ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A group of Illinois county clerks, led by the Tazewell County clerk, warned voters Thursday that changes to Postal Service rules ...

Election Day next Tuesday will mark the first general election since the 2025 Utah Legislature passed sweeping changes to the state’s election laws — but for now, only one crucial vote-by-mail ...

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 ...

While defending the so-called SAVE America Act in February 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump repeatedly claimed the United States is the only country in the world that allows mail-in voting.  The full ...

Mail-in ballots will no longer receive priority handling and postmarks may be delayed. Clerks are advising voters to mail their ballots at least one week before Election Day to ensure they are counted ...