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Old 08-24-2020, 04:54 AM
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Originally Posted by mtdjed View Post
For all of those concerned about the US Post Office timely delivery of Ballots, please make sure you use the proper postage to insure that your local government does not incur additional cost. To do that you might have to go to the Post Office to determine what the cost is. Make sure you wear your mask and maintain your social distance while you wait in line to mail your Ballot.

But see the following;

The U.S. Postal Service’s official policy is to deliver all absentee and mail-in ballots, regardless of whether they have proper postage, according to spokeswoman Sue Brennan. If there’s no stamp or not enough postage, the Postal Service charges the local board of elections instead.

Can you imagine the USPO had to bill the local government for insufficient mail from thousands of offices to Sumter County Election commission and countless others.

No wonder they need money. Pay your fair share.
I voted by mail in the Pennsylvania Primary. The ballot package I received was oversized for a standard envelope, but not overweight, and as it was sent by the state, it didn’t come with a regular stamp.

What I returned was in a regular size envelope with a slightly smaller envelope and ballot inside that. It only needed one first class stamp. Have any of you voted by mail in Florida before and noted the postage needed?