Sec. 2. Election mail
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Chapter 34 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: In this section, the term election mail — means— a blank or completed voter registration application form, voter registration card, or similar materials, relating to an election for Federal office; a blank or completed absentee and other mail-in ballot application form, and a blank or completed absentee or other mail-in ballot, relating to an election for Federal office; and other materials relating to an election for Federal office that are mailed by a State or local election official to an individual who is registered to vote; and does not include balloting materials covered under section 3406 (relating to the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act).
Election mail (individually or in bulk) shall be carried— in accordance with the service standards established for first-class mail under section 3691; and free of postage. In the case of any election mail carried by the Postal Service that consists of a ballot, the Postal Service shall indicate on the ballot envelope, using a postmark or otherwise— the fact that the ballot was carried by the Postal Service; and the date on which the ballot was mailed. . Section 2401(c) of title 39, United States Code, is amended by striking 3406 and inserting 3407 .
The table of sections for chapter 34 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 3407. Domestic election mail. . The amendments made by this section shall apply to election mail relating to an election for Federal office occurring on or after January 1, 2022. It is the sense of Congress that the United States Postal Service should make all reasonable efforts to comply with subsections (b)(1) and
(c)of section 3407 of title 39, United States Code, as added by subsection (a)(1) of this section, with respect to election mail relating to the general election for Federal office in 2020.