Your 2024 Official Election Mail

Your 2024 Official Election Mail

Election Mail Key Recommendations

Mailing Recommendations

Mail Class

Mailpiece Design Review

Mail Visibility

Quick Links

Official Election Mail Resources

U.S. Postal Service Resources for Election Officials

Learning

Planning

Addressing

Designing

Identifying

Steps to Creating Your Intelligent Mail Barcode

STEP 1: Download and Install the Encoder and Font

STEP 2: Apply for a MID

STEP 3: Populate the Barcode

STEP 4: Put Everything Together

Service Type Identifier for Ballot Mail

New This Year

How to Determine the Right STID:

Important Note:

Service Type Identifier Table

Informed Visibility Mail Tracking and Reporting

How does IV-MTR help Election Officials?

How do I get started with IV-MTR?

Tag 191, Domestic and International Ballots

Affix Tag 191 to the Mail Container as Follows:

Business Reply Mail or Qualified Business Reply Mail with Intelligent Mail Barcode Accounting

How does IMbA enhance the mailing Process?

How do I get started with BRM or QBRM with IMbA?

Special Procedures: APO/FPO/DPO and Overseas Citizens Absentee Ballots

September 1, 2024 – November 30, 2024

Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA)

Informed Delivery

Get Started with Informed Delivery

Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual

USPS Election Mail Checkbox

How do I get started with Electronic documentation?

USPS Postmarking Guidelines

Next Steps