{
  "id": 13078956,
  "title": "Why mailing a ballot close to Election Day may get it rejected for a late postmark",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/why-mailing-a-ballot-close-to-election-day-may-get-it-rejected-for-a",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T09:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NPR",
    "slug": "npr",
    "url": "https://www.npr.org/2026/10/09/nx-s1-5984981/mail-in-ballot-usps-postmark"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "If you're using the U.S. Postal Service to return a ballot close to Election Day, officials recommend getting it postmarked at a post office to avoid getting caught up in mail processing changes.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}