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“Two stamps needed for mail-in ballots.”
Social media posts Facebook. Claim dated 29 Jun 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisHalf True

What PolitiFact found

Technically, voters are required to pay for postage if they don’t have a postage-paid ballot. But the U.S. Postal Service says its policy is to deliver mail ballots to election offices even if the ballots lack postage.

Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.

In short

This claim spread on social media around 29 June 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 24 July 2020, 25 days later. Its rating was “Half True”.

Where the claim appeared

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