ALERT!  Beginning December 24, 2025, the U.S. Postal Service has changed how postmarks are applied.  

If you mail in your ballot, this change will affect whether your ballot is postmarked in time to be counted. 

Under the new process, USPS does not stamp mail when they receive it at your local post office. Instead, the “official” postmark date is whenever your envelope first hits an automated sorting machine at a regional processing center.

As a result, the date shown on your envelope may be several days later than the day you placed it in the mail.

If you plan to vote-by-mail in 2026:
✔️ Request your ballot early
✔️ Mail your ballot as soon as possible, at least one week before the deadline
✔️ Ask for a hand-stamped postmark from the clerk at the counter at the post office
✔️ Track your ballot online after voting
       - Sign up here to receive notifications about your ballot

Keep checking back here on our websites Voting page.  We'll keep you informed about how to have your ballot manually postmarked if they are concerned about the timeline, and help you locate nearby dropboxes, and how to drop off your ballot at the election office. We'll also inform you how to vote early at designated early voting polling locations. 

Read the USPS's webpage about how they manage Election Mail.