Bill > S4487

This bill, the Election Mail Act, aims to improve procedures and requirements related to election mail. The key provisions are: 1. Requiring the U.S. Postal Service to ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that any ballot for a federal election is processed and cleared from postal facilities on the same day it is received. 2. Mandating the use of intelligent mail barcodes on return envelopes for all mail-in ballots for federal elections, with an exception for states that use an alternative ballot tracking system. 3. Requiring the Postal Service to indicate the fact that an absentee ballot was carried by the Postal Service and the date it was mailed, using a postmark or other means. 4. Establishing requirements for election officials to affix specific tags and use the Official Election Mail logo to enhance visibility of mail-in ballots for federal elections. 5. Treating election mail as first-class mail and carrying it free of postage, as well as restricting operational changes by the Postal Service that could impact the prompt delivery of election mail during the 120-day period before a federal election. 6. Requiring the Postmaster General to consult annually with Indian Tribes on issues related to the Postal Service that present barriers to voting for eligible voters living on Indian lands. 7. Establishing a uniform nationwide deadline for the acceptance of mailed ballots for federal elections, requiring that ballots postmarked or mailed by Election Day be counted if received within 7 days after the election.

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