# @nbcchicago on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DVrLF0YiJWg
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/59041996-nbcchicago-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/b10c050a02.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-03-09T18:58:49.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NBC Chicago (@nbcchicago) — https://gondola.cc/nbcchicago

## Caption

Ahead of the primary election deadline, Illinois officials are urging voters to return their mail-in ballots as soon as possible to avoid missing the March 17 deadline.

The warning follows a U.S. Postal Service update to its Domestic Mail Manual clarifying that postmarks reflect when mail is processed at a sorting facility — not necessarily the day it is dropped off — a change that could affect how mail-in ballots are dated and counted in states that rely on postmarks.

#election2026 #PrimaryElections #MailInBallots #VotingRights

## Stats

- **Views:** 25,548
- **Likes:** 9,401
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- **Comments:** 358

## Tags

election2026, primaryelections, votingrights, mailinballots

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