Ballot Mail for Federal Elections
Submit comments by 2026-07-02.
- Comments due: July 2, 2026 — Comments due on proposed DMM ballot-mail amendments
§ 01 Summary
The Postal Service proposes to amend the Domestic Mail Manual standards governing how mail-in and absentee ballots for federal elections are transmitted through the mail. If finalized, the changes would affect election officials and other ballot-mail users that prepare or send federal-election ballot mail under USPS mailing standards.
§ 02 Why this matters
The proposal would revise binding USPS Domestic Mail Manual requirements for federal-election ballot mail, potentially changing preparation, acceptance, or transmission obligations for election mailers. Because it is only proposed, obligations would arise only if finalized.
§ 04 Affected entities
- agency: Postal Service
- industry: election-administration
§ 05 Matching feeds
§ 06 Source document
Read the full Federal Register entry on federalregister.gov.
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Type: Proposed Rule Agencies: Postal Service Citation: 91 FR 32915 Title: Ballot Mail for Federal Elections Abstract: The Postal Service is proposing to amend the Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM), regarding the transmission of mail-in or absentee ballots for federal elections pursuant to its rulemaking authority.
Classified Jun 3, 2026 by gpt-5.5. Fetched Jun 2, 2026.
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