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Postal Service final rule, Ballot Mail for Federal Elections
Published by United States Postal Service on August 26, 2026.
August 26 Federal Register PDF of the rule. Reused pin.
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… Service retail counter. Commercial mailings must comply with applicable requirements. Postal Service personnel are not authorized to open mail sealed against inspection, except under circumstances described in ASM 274. The Postal Service’s acceptance of Outbound Federal Ballot Mail does not constitute verified compliance. 24.5.3 Noncompliance a. Mailings that do not comply with 24.5.1 and 24.5.2 will not be accepted and will be returned to the authorized ballot mailer. The authorized ballot mailer or Federal Ballot Mail Portal User must address the error(s) before resubmitting the mailing. b. An authorized ballot mailer may request further review by the Postal Service if Outbound Federal Ballot Mail is not accepted. c. The Postal Service assumes no responsibility for any outbound ballot mailing presented until it is accepted …
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- The administration asks the Supreme Court to lift a new block on mail-ballot rules · cited for the rule issued and effective August 21 and published August 26, including the outbound nonacceptance line, the UOCAVA exclusion, and the return-mail carve-out
- The Supreme Court leaves the mail-ballot rule blocked · cited for the rule the injunction names
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