Service Type Identifier Table

Ballot Mail (Effective January 21, 2024)

 

Class of Mail	Address Correction Option	Basic or Nonautomation with IV-MTR*	Full-Service with IV-MTR*
Elections Officials to Voters (Outbound)
First-Class Mail®	No Address Corrections – No Printed Endorsement	715	720
	Manual Address Corrections**	716
	OneCode ACS® Forward Ballot- Address Service Requested Opt 1	717
	OneCode ACS® Return Ballot- Return Service Requested Opt 2	718
	OneCode ACS® Return Ballot- Return Service Requested Opt 2	713
	Full Service ACS™ Forward Ballot- Address Service Requested Opt 1		722
	Full Service ACS™ Forward Ballot- Address Service Requested Opt 2		723
	Full Service ACS™ Return Ballot- Return Service Requested Opt 2		725
USPS Marketing Mail®	No Address Corrections – No Printed Endorsement	735	741
	Manual Address Corrections **	736
	OneCode ACS® Forward Ballot- Address Service Requested Opt 1 ** $	737
	OneCode ACS® Forward Ballot- Address Service Requested Opt 2** $	738
	OneCode ACS® Return Ballot- Address Service Requested Opt 2 ** $	714
	Full Service ACS™ Forward Ballot- Address Service Requested Opt 1 **		743
	Full Service ACS™ Forward Ballot- Address Service Requested Opt 2**		744
	Full Service ACS™ Return Ballot- Address Service Requested Opt 2**		746
	Traditional ACS™ Return Ballot- Return Service Requested Opt 2 ** $	726
Voter to Election Officials (Return or Inbound)
First-Class Mail® ***	First-Class Mail Reply Envelopes	777
	Business Reply Mail by ZIP Envelopes	778
	Permit Reply Mail by ZIP Envelopes	779
	UOCAVA †	780

† Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) voters use only. Absent overseas uniformed services voters, as defined in 52 U.S.C.§ 20304(d), may return absentee ballots from the following locations by using Priority Mail Express Label 11-DOD without prepaying postage: Overseas APO/FPO military locations; DPO locations; or Department of State (DOS) locations.

 

$ Postage and fees are charged for undeliverable mail that is returned to sender.

* Informed Visibility^® Mail Tracking & Reporting https://postalpro.usps.com/InformedVisibility.

** Requires the printed text ancillary service endorsement. The option selected must not be printed with the endorsement.

*** Return Ballot Mail (i.e., ballots that voters return to election officials) is sent as First-Class Mail at First-Class Mail prices, unless a voter opts to pay for a premium service.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The Address Correction Option identified by the STID requesting ACS in the IMb on Ballot Mail will take precedence over a printed endorsement if there is a conflict. When a printed endorsement is required to receive ACS, as is for USPS Marketing Mail, “ELECTRONIC SERVICE REQUESTED” must be printed.

KEY RESOURCES: Detailed descriptions of the various Ballot Mail STIDs can be found in Appendix A at https://postalpro.usps.com/node/461.

For other types of Election Mail refer to pages 2 and 4 of the STID Table on PostalPro at https://postalpro.usps.com/mailing/service-type-identifiers.