Ballot Mail gets green tags, Political Mail gets red tags

Ballot Mail gets green tags, Political Mail gets red tags

From the article: "...The Postal Service wants employees to remember the differences between Election Mail, Ballot Mail and Political Mail — and to know the right tags to use.

Election Mail is any item mailed to or from authorized election officials that enables citizens to participate in the voting process. This includes ballots, sample ballots, voter registration cards, absentee ballot applications and polling place notifications.

Ballot Mail, a subset of Election Mail, is sent to or from an authorized election official and contains a ballot that may be used to cast a vote in an election.

Only Ballot Mail is permitted to use Green Tag 191, Domestic and International Ballots, and Ballot Mail service type identifiers. ..."

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The Election Hanky-Panky Begins | Five North Dakota Counties Report Absentee Ballots with No Postmarks

Five North Dakota Counties Report Absentee Ballots with No Postmarks

From the article: "Lisa Hart, Burleigh County elections coordinator, said the vast majority of the ballots that were missing postmarks were received between June 12-14. Ballots had to be postmarked by June 10 and received within 13 days of the election for the votes to count. ...Howe said he plans to reach out to the Postal Service to ensure that absentee ballots receive postmarks in November. A request for comment directed to the U.S. Postal Service was not immediately returned Monday. ..."

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Do you know the differences between Election Mail, Ballot Mail and Political Mail?

Do you know the differences between Election Mail, Ballot Mail and Political Mail?

From the article: "...The Postal Service wants to remind employees about the differences between Election Mail, Ballot Mail and Political Mail, and the role each will play in the 2024 election process. Election Mail is any item mailed to or from authorized election officials..."

Article Reference: usps.com