Sec. 203. Best practices guidance for Federal election mail
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Not later than September 30 of each odd-numbered year, the Postal Service shall issue best practices for State, local, and Tribal governments, in light of the capabilities of the Postal Service, regarding— optimal timing for voters to request and return absentee or mail-in ballots through the mail for covered elections, based on the established service standards of the Postal Service; the design, physical standards, and format of the envelopes containing physical voting materials for covered elections that may be processed through the mail, such as ballot envelopes; the use of identifying information to designate Federal election mail for more efficient processing; and other topics the Postal Service may identify to improve the efficiency of Federal election mail.
Nothing in subsection
(a)shall prevent the Postal Service from updating the best practices issued under that subsection as appropriate following the date of issuance. The Postal Service shall make publicly available the best practices issued under subsection (a), and shall provide specific notice of the best practices to— State, local, and Tribal election officials; the chief executive officer of each State; and majority and minority leadership of each State legislature.