Sec. 204. Election mail services from the Postal Service
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The Postal Service shall coordinate Federal election mail services to include the following: Designation of employees to coordinate with relevant processing plants, post offices, retail units, delivery units, managers, supervisors, and other postal employees to— ensure all Federal election mail is handled in an appropriate manner; develop metrics and internal reporting requirements, as necessary, to ensure Federal election mail processing and handling comply with applicable regulations and guidelines of the Postal Service; and ensure any extraordinary measures to process Federal election mail are appropriately carried out according to the regulations and guidelines of the Postal Service.
Assistance of election officials by Election Mail Advisors from the appropriate geographic offices of the Postal Service with facilitating Federal election mail. Advice for election officials by mailpiece design analysts, in coordination with the relevant Election Mail Advisor, on— how to improve the tracking and visibility of mail-in ballots for covered elections; and verification that ballot mail envelope designs are consistent with the standardized parameters and features created under section 205.
The Postal Service shall designate not less than 1 dedicated Election Mail Advisor for each State. In determining the number of Election Mail Advisors to designate for a State, the Postal Service shall take into account the population and the organization of the election administration of the State to ensure that a sufficient number of Election Mail Advisors are designated. An Election Mail Advisor shall provide information, guidance, and coordination to assist election officials in managing the use of Federal election mail in the applicable jurisdiction, including— providing the election officials with detailed information on— service standards and other relevant service-related information for the region relating to the processing of Federal election mail that would assist election officials in managing covered elections; best practices issued under section 203; and Postal Service regulations, guidelines, and processes for handling Federal election mail; and performing any other duties assigned by the Postal Service to improve the ability of election officials to manage covered elections in their respective jurisdictions.