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Postal Service

Ballot Mail for Federal Elections

Published August 26, 2026. Takes effect August 21, 2026. printed at 91 FR 54966. amending 39 CFR 111.

In plain English

This changes the mail rules for ballots. It covers votes in federal races.

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What the Rule Says It Does

The Postal Service is amending the Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual, regarding the transmission of mail-in or absentee ballots for federal elections pursuant to its rulemaking authority.

This is the rule's own summary, as the Federal Register prints it.

The Order It Names

The rule names this order itself. What it does about it is a reading, and none is recorded here.

How This Rule Is Quoted

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