Protecting Mail-In Voting Act of 2026
Sponsored By: Representative Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
Introduced
Summary
Freezes USPS rules for Ballot Mail to preserve current mail-in voting procedures. This bill would prohibit the Postal Service from changing the Mailing Standards in the Domestic Mail Manual that apply to Ballot Mail or from imposing new requirements on senders or recipients of Ballot Mail through January 3, 2027.
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- Voters: Keeps the existing framework for transmitting absentee and mail-in ballots in place through Jan 3, 2027.
- Election officials: Provides short-term predictability about how Ballot Mail must be prepared and handled during the covered period.
- Postal Service regulators: Bars new or modified rules that would change the effect, scope, or applicability of the Mailing Standards for Ballot Mail or add sender or recipient requirements before Jan 3, 2027.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
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Protect mail voting rules
If enacted, this bill would stop the United States Postal Service from issuing any new rules about "Ballot Mail" after the bill's enactment and before January 3, 2027. It would preserve the Postal Service's Domestic Mail Manual provisions for Ballot Mail as they exist on the date of enactment. Any Postal Service regulation during that period that changes those rules or adds requirements for senders or recipients of Ballot Mail would have no force or effect. The bill would not create new funding or new programs; it would only block rule changes during the covered window.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
MA • D
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
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