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Contact: Enola C. Rice 954-436-4451 Enola.C.Rice@usps.gov
October 27, 2004
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BROWARD COUNTY ABSENTEE BALLOTS PROCESSED AND DELIVERED UPON RECEIPT
PEMBROKE PINES FL - The U. S. Postal Service, South Florida District, has a special process in place for handling absentee ballots received from the Broward County Board of Elections.
The South Florida District, which includes Post Offices from Pompano to Key West, has designated employees who handle incoming absentee ballots from the Broward County Board of Elections.
The absentee ballots are isolated from the general mailstream and given special handling. The ballots are sorted on a designated processing machine.
These ballots do not receive an official U. S. Postal Service postmark. The dates on the ballots are placed on the ballots by the Broward County Board of Elections' postage meter.
The ballots are for local delivery. Mail received for local delivery is normally delivered in one day. All absentee ballots received by the Postal Service are processed and delivered immediately.
There is no backlog of absentee ballots in Postal Service facilities.
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