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UpdateNationalTuesday, November 3, 2026

Bluesky user urges voters to use drop boxes instead of mailing ballots

A social media post advised voters not to rely on the post office to postmark ballots and to use drop boxes at polling places instead.

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"drop box" ballot on Bluesky
“PotatoThings420 on Bluesky: And don't trust the post office to postmark your ballot if you haven't mailed it in! Find a drop box at your l”, Tuesday, November 3, 2026
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What happened

A Bluesky user urged voters not to rely on the post office to postmark ballots. The user instead recommended using a drop box at a local polling place.1

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Sources

  1. "drop box" ballot on Bluesky, https://bsky.app/profile/potatothings420.bsky.social/post/3mzftxwvgzs2l · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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