USPS postmarks can lag mailing dates. What taxpayers and voters should know
The Postal Service says it plans extraordinary measures ahead of the Nov. 3 election, but voters and taxpayers still need to watch each deadline closely.
Taxpayers who received a filing extension and plan to mail their return can generally meet the Oct. 15 deadline as long as the postmark is applied on or by that date.
Thirty-five states require mailed absentee ballots to be received by election officials on or before Election Day, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
In California, mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day can arrive as many as seven days afterward and still be counted, while Colorado requires receipt by 7 p.m. on Election Day.
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