Postal Service Encourages Voters to 'Mail Early'
With more than 31 million ballots expected to be mailed this fall, the
U.S. Postal Service is encouraging you to "mail early" this election season. Voters are asked to mail
completed absentee ballots five days before they are due to ensure the safe, timely delivery of their vote.
Americans overseas, including men and women in the Armed Services, should plan on sending ballots back
at least two weeks before Nov. 4, the date of the federal general election. Service members stationed in Iraq
and Afghanistan are asked to mail completed ballots by Sept. 30, where possible. Read
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