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Lake County clerk warns voters about new USPS postmarking rules, urges early returns and drop‑box use
Summary
County Clerk Anthony Vega told the committee that USPS postmarking now happens at processing facilities (Carol Stream for Lake County), that extraordinary election‑mail measures will apply only to November, and that voters should return ballots early, use drop boxes or request manual postmarks.
Anthony Vega, Lake County clerk, briefed the Financial & Administrative Committee on Jan. 1 USPS changes that took effect Jan. 1 and that will affect vote‑by‑mail processing. "Post pieces of mail are now being postmarked at the processing facility," Vega said, and he identified the county’s processing facility as Carol Stream.
Vega said Illinois is a postmark state: ballots postmarked by Election Day and received within two weeks after…
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