{"id":5186,"date":"2020-06-15T01:07:32","date_gmt":"2020-06-15T01:07:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nanagram.co\/blog\/?p=5186"},"modified":"2020-10-30T18:08:31","modified_gmt":"2020-10-30T18:08:31","slug":"how-many-stamps-for-an-absentee-ballot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nanagram.co\/blog\/how-many-stamps-for-an-absentee-ballot\/","title":{"rendered":"How Many Forever Stamps on Absentee Ballot?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A typical mail-in ballot needs just a <strong>single forever stamp, <\/strong>assuming your envelope is under 1 ounce and no bigger than 11.5\u201d x 6+\u215b\u201d. Make sure to <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">measure and weigh your envelope<\/span><\/strong> or play it safe and add an extra $0.15 postage for a second ounce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m voting remotely this year due to Covid-19 to protect my immunocomprised family members. I currently live in Plymouth, Massachusetts (&#8220;America&#8217;s Hometown&#8221;). In Plymouth, our ballots are 10.5&#8243; long and 6&#8243; wide. Initially I was convinced I&#8217;d need extra postage but this is under the limit for a regular letter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" data-src=\"https:\/\/nanagram.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/image-300x225.png\" alt=\"Photo of an envelope on top of a scale with a ruler above it. The envelope reads &quot;Official election mail&quot; and &quot;State election ballot please forward immedietely RUSH&quot;, with the &quot;to&quot; address of the &quot;City or Town Clerk or Election Commissioners, Town of Plymouth Town Clerk 26 Court St Plymouth MA 02360.&quot; The ruler above it is blue and reads &quot;Weymouth Lumber Company&quot; showing the envelope is 10.5&quot; wide. In the upper right of the envelope is a blue and green stamp showing the earth which says &quot;Earth Day.&quot; In the lower left of the image is a pink petunia flower on the countertop next to the envelope. The scale is red and reads 0.95 ounces with two buttons reading &quot;ON\/OFF TARE&quot; and &quot;UNIT.&quot; The return address of the envelope is blurred out. \" class=\"wp-image-5188 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nanagram.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/image-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/nanagram.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/image-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/nanagram.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/image-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/nanagram.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/image-1536x1152.png 1536w, https:\/\/nanagram.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/image-2048x1536.png 2048w, https:\/\/nanagram.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/image-1200x900.png 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/225;\" \/><figcaption>My ballot for Plymouth MA 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Measure and weigh your envelope<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cities contract their own envelope makers so it&#8217;s best to play it safe and measure your envelope. If you don&#8217;t have a ruler, you can use a standard sheet of 8.5&#215;11 computer paper to get a sense of the size of your envelope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most kitchen scales allow you to change the unit to an ounce. If you&#8217;re over an ounce, add $0.15 per each additional ounce. We put together this handy deep dive on <a href=\"https:\/\/nanagram.co\/blog\/how-many-stamps-usps\/\">how many stamps you&#8217;ll need<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A typical mail-in ballot needs just a single forever stamp, assuming your envelope is under 1 ounce and no bigger than 11.5\u201d x 6+\u215b\u201d. Make sure to measure and weigh your envelope or play it safe and add an extra $0.15 postage for a second ounce. I&#8217;m voting remotely this year due to Covid-19 to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/nanagram.co\/blog\/how-many-stamps-for-an-absentee-ballot\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;How Many Forever Stamps on Absentee Ballot?&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5186","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How Many Forever Stamps on Absentee Ballot? - NanaGram<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nanagram.co\/blog\/how-many-stamps-for-an-absentee-ballot\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How Many Forever Stamps on Absentee Ballot? - NanaGram\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A typical mail-in ballot needs just a single forever stamp, assuming your envelope is under 1 ounce and no bigger than 11.5\u201d x 6+\u215b\u201d. 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