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The US Postal Service offers a free mobile app for Apple iPhone and Android for its Informed Delivery service. Informed Delivery allows users to see digital previews of their incoming mail and track ...

Each ballot receives an “Intelligent Mail” barcode, which is a specific set of numbers the U.S. Postal Service uses to track ballots. In some cases, the tracking technology can give detailed ...