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MontanaMama

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15. These are the big blue metal boxes outside

Mon Mar 2, 2026, 07:52 PM

Mar 2

the actual post office. They're emptied at 4pm local time by USPS personnel. I guess they could be vandalized but in the 50+ years I've lived here, I've never seen it. The problem (one of many) that I see is that the desk clerk told me that USPS doesn't want our ballots. I would worry even if I were to walk my ballot inside the office.

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Shenanigans at my local USPS office - Heads up, people! [View all] MontanaMama Mar 2 OP

They did the same thing in my town, but bluestarone Mar 2 #1

They did that in the 2020 election. wnylib Mar 2 #39

KnR Alice Kramden Mar 2 #2

That is absolutely horrifying. Cutting you off at the ballot box??? No way. CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2 #3

Right?? MontanaMama Mar 2 #4

I mailed out grandson's valentine's card on February 10th, he lives a half hour away. dem4decades Mar 2 #5

No it wouldn't. MontanaMama Mar 2 #10

Mail between PO boxes in our little town ... goes to Denver before getting delivered Tasmanian Devil Mar 2 #27

The Surveillance State hates Anonymity - N/T tonekat Mar 2 #35

You had to sign up for informed delivery MichMan Tuesday #53

The monitoring will continue Tasmanian Devil Tuesday #55

I live in California. I got a Xmas card Demobrat Mar 2 #41

My eldest son just received my Christmas card to him. Lives 40 mins. away. I do love Florida..LOL. SheilaAnn Tuesday #45

If your post office is like the ones around here - Ms. Toad Mar 2 #6

It is a city of 125,000 MontanaMama Mar 2 #12

Mine serves around 700,000 Ms. Toad Mar 2 #20

Yeah, our p.o. just has one big, giant dropbox plus a second, smaller one for "express mail." ShazzieB Tuesday #70

Can you deliver your ballots to your City/County Government Center? ProudMNDemocrat Mar 2 #7

We can and do exactly that. MontanaMama Mar 2 #13

That's an important point. pandr32 Tuesday #51

This is the way. FuzzyDicePHL Tuesday #47

K&R spanone Mar 2 #8

The problem in our town was smash-and-grab mail thefts. hunter Mar 2 #9

The outdoors drop boxes are subject to vandalism and theft. mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2 #11

These are the big blue metal boxes outside MontanaMama Mar 2 #15

Send a pic, please. I think I know what you mean. mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2 #25

She's talking about... 2naSalit Mar 2 #33

You can no longer send packages in those boxes. intheflow Tuesday #64

Yup, that's why I may everything from inside the Post Office. BigmanPigman Mar 2 #17

if you vote by mail, make sure your ballot can withstand the most critical scrutiny, and deliver it to the Post Office. patphil Mar 2 #14

That's the problem. MontanaMama Mar 2 #16

That's true, but it's the best you can do if you have to vote by mail. patphil Mar 2 #22

I've been told... druidity33 Tuesday #62

We have ballot boxes at our county service center, not mailed, hand carried. mysteryowl Mar 2 #18

It is very disappointing and not surprising. mysteryowl Mar 2 #19

Clearly we can't rely on mailing in ballots, but will we even receive them in time? 0rganism Mar 2 #21

I take mine to the county clerk's office. usonian Mar 2 #23

I'm going to go by the POs in Kalispell, WF and Columbia Falls. Maru Kitteh Mar 2 #24

Thanks for sharing this orangecrush Mar 2 #26

As far as I can tell, in Ontario, CA the post office has removed all drop off mail boxes. Buddyzbuddy Mar 2 #28

"" AllaN01Bear Mar 2 #29

We request our absentee ballots.. Hope22 Mar 2 #30

that's going to affect Republicans too RussBLib Mar 2 #31

My suspicion is Qutzupalotl Tuesday #60

Well, surely all Democrats have learned by now... Escape Mar 2 #32

Yep. It's been a long, ongoing plan by the GOP to curtail voting. progressoid Mar 2 #34

My state is all vote by mail. Qutzupalotl Tuesday #59

There are thousands, if not millions, of us who can no longer vote in person. Dixiegrrrl Tuesday #66

Early Voting.. LiberalArkie Mar 2 #36

I have been saying it over & over - TBF Mar 2 #37

Appreciate you sharing this.. mountain grammy Mar 2 #38

Trmp's Postmaster General, DeJoyless, removed most drop boxes around the country in Trmp's 1st term. eppur_se_muova Mar 2 #40

And jacked up Post Office box rent... IthinkThereforeIAM Tuesday #73

If you can't take it to the ROV site, the easiest is ... aggiesal Mar 2 #42

My Aunt sent me a birthday card. Delmette2.0 Mar 2 #43

In Texas the only place in a county where you can hand-deliver your mail-in ballot is the Elections Office in the county summer_in_TX Tuesday #44

USPS is screwed up! ChazInAz Tuesday #46

ITs on purpose. Historic NY Tuesday #57

The local USPS branch near where I lived in San Diego (Hillcrest) removed all but one of the drive up drop boxes sdfernando Tuesday #48

Wow! Thanks for the intelligence. Martin68 Tuesday #49

In our county, voting boxes appear when voting begins. Zackzzzz Tuesday #50

The enemy within. peacebuzzard Tuesday #52

I take my ballot DownriverDem Tuesday #54

I've mention it several times but evey body poo poo it... Historic NY Tuesday #56

Here's What the New USPS Rule Means for Voting by Mail Historic NY Tuesday #58

California can't be the only state. BidenRocks Tuesday #61

I honestly have never understood mail in voting. intheflow Tuesday #63

the mail is supposed to be sacred and Postal Carfriers take their job seriously LymphocyteLover Tuesday #67

Message auto-removed Name removed Tuesday #65

MAGAt Republicans at work. They hate democracy. Fascist scumballs. LymphocyteLover Tuesday #68

Mail drop boxes have become vanishingly rare in my area for a while now. ShazzieB Tuesday #69

The Supremes just ruled that the USPS cannot be sued for non-delivery of your mail (or ballot). pecosbob Tuesday #71

If you vote by mail Glaisne Tuesday #72

Those TRUMPIST BASTARDS! some_of_us_are_sane 20 hrs ago #74