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Proposed rule: Ballot Mail for Federal Elections

Agencies: Postal Service — The Postal Service is proposing to amend the Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM), regarding the transmission of mail-in or absentee ballots for federal elections pursuant to its rulemaking authority. — [topic:election]

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    Federal Register

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    https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/02/2026-10968/ballot-mail-for-federal-elections
    The Postal Service is proposing to amend the Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM), regarding the transmission of mail-in or absentee ballots for federal elections pursuant to its rulemaking authority.

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The first job of an opposition party in a free country is to win elections fairly. The first job of a governing party is to lose them gracefully when the time comes. Both are non-negotiable.

Mona Charen

Conservative columnist; author of 'Sex Matters' and former speechwriter in the Reagan administration.

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