Sec. 1303. Election mail and delivery improvements
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Chapter 34 of title 39, United States Code, as amended by section 1301(b), is amended by adding at the end the following: In the case of any absentee ballot carried by the Postal Service, 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. As used in this section— the term absentee ballot means any ballot transmitted by a voter by mail in an election for Federal office, but does not include any ballot covered by section 3406; and the term election for Federal office means a general, special, primary, or runoff election for the office of President or Vice President, or of Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress. .
The table of sections for chapter 34 of title 39, United States Code, as amended by section 1301(b), is amended by adding at the end the following: 3408. Postmark required for ballots. . The amendments made by this subsection shall apply to absentee ballots relating to an election for Federal office occurring on or after January 1, 2022. Subtitle A of title III of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( 52 U.S.C. 21081 et seq. ), as amended by section 1031(a), section 1044(a), section 1101(a), section 1102(a), section 1103(a), section 1104(a), section 1201(a), section 1301(a), and section 1302(a), is amended— by redesignating sections 313 and 314 as sections 314 and 315, respectively; and by inserting after section 312 the following new section:
Each State or local election official shall— affix Tag 191, Domestic and International Mail-In Ballots (or any successor tag designated by the United States Postal Service), to any tray or sack of official ballots relating to an election for Federal office that is destined for a domestic or international address; use the Official Election Mail logo to designate official ballots relating to an election for Federal office that is destined for a domestic or international address; and if an intelligent mail barcode is utilized for any official ballot relating to an election for Federal office that is destined for a domestic or international address, ensure the specific ballot service type identifier for such mail is visible.
The requirements of this section shall apply to elections for Federal office occurring on and after January 1, 2022. . Section 321(b)(4) of such Act ( 52 U.S.C. 21101(b) ), as added and redesignated by section 1101(b) and as amended by sections 1102, 1103 and 1104, is amended by striking and 309 and inserting 309, and 313 . The table of contents of such Act, as amended by section 1031(c), section 1044(b), section 1101(c), section 1102(c), section 1103(a), section 1104(c), section 1201(c), section 1301(a), and section 1302(a), is amended— by redesignating the items relating to sections 313 and 314 as relating to sections 314 and 315; and by inserting after the item relating to section 312 the following new item:
Sec. 313. Ballot visibility. .
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